Energy in ecosystems

What type of organism makes its own food?

• consumer
• carnivore
• producer
• animal

Where do producers get their energy from?

• the ground
• other animals
• decomposers
• the sun

What is a food chain?

• A necklace.
• Jewelry made of food.
• A path showing how energy moves from one living thing to another.
• A life cycle.

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Which is the correct sequence to show how organisms live in an environment?

• decomposer-->consumer-->producer
• consumer-->decomposer-->producer
• producer-->decomposer-->consumer
• producer-->consumer-->decomposer

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

• Produce food
• recycle matter
• provide oxygen
• supply water

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All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are __________.

• biotic
• biology
• abiotic
• biography

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A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an __________.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...

• plants
• the moon
• the sun
• algae

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Which is an example of a BIOTIC factor?

• lightning
• algae
• sand
• clouds

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Which are located at the very BOTTOM of an energy pyramid? 

• producers
• consumers - Level 1
• consumers - Level 2
• decomposers