5.12A - LockeD! - Food Chains and Food Webs #3

The raccoon in this food chain represents a—

• Prey

• Predator

• Decomposer

• Producer

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A simple food chain depends on interactions between producers and consumers. The best description of a simple interaction between a producer and a consumer states that—

• a producer eats the food made by a consumer

• a producer and a consumer compete for food

• a consumer eats the food made by a producer

• both producers and consumers make their own food

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Which path shows how humans might get energy from the sun?

• sun > cow > human

• sun > cow > grass > human

• sun > grass > cow > human

• sun > grass > sheep > cow > human

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Seals are the main food source of polar bears. Fish are the main food source of seals. Which of the following is a correct food chain showing this relationship?

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Some insects, earthworms, and bacteria break down dead material for food. Organisms that play this role in the food chain are classified as—

• producers

• predators

• decomposers

• consumers

Which of the following BEST describes a role of mushrooms in ecosystems?

• Capturing energy from sunlight

• Consuming living plant material

• Taking energy from animal hosts

• Breaking down dead plant material

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What is the niche of the bird in the picture?

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• ecosystem

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A fungus breaks down a dead log. Which type of organism is a fungus?

• Decomposer

• Predator

• Prey

• Carnivore

Most of the bacteria in a forest ecosystem are BEST classified as which of the following types of organisms?

• Decomposers

• Consumers

• Predators

• Producers

An example of a predator-prey relationship would be—

• tree - water

• cow - grass

• hawk - mouse

• tick - dog

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