Food Chains

The diagram shows a food chain.

The squirrel gets its energy directly from -

• sun

• trees

• other squirrels

• hawk

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The plant gets its energy from the...

• Cricket

• Sun

• Mouse

• Cricket and mouse

An organism, like bacteria, that breaks down dead plant or animal matter and releases their nutrients back into the soil is called:

• Omnivores
• Herbivores
• Decomposers
• Carnivores

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

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An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:

• Producer
• Heterotroph
• Consumer
• Decomposer

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What are animals called in a food chain?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Plants

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Which of the following is a producer?

• Maple tree
• Sunfish
• Bunny
• Bear

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What does the snake eat?

• frog

• hawk

• mushroom

• grasshopper

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Which organism eats the snake?

• frog

• hawk

• mushrooms

• grasshopper

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Which is a producer?

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