Ecosystems

A ____________ is an illustration that shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another.

• herbivore

• food chain

• food web

• carnivore

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A ___________ is an illustration that shows how animals are connected in their search for food within an ecosystem.

• decomposer

• food chain

• food web

• herbivore

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Green plants can make food in their leaves. A living thing that can make food with energy from the sun is called a _____________________.

• consumer

• producer

• omivore

• decomposer

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Animals get their energy by eating plants and animals. A living thing that needs to eat to obtain energy is called a ______________________.

• omnivore

• consumer

• decomposer

• carnivore

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Mushrooms can not make their own food and the do not eat food. Instead, they get their energy by breaking down and absorbing dead organic matter. These types of living things are called _______________________.

• omnivore

• carnivore

• consumers

• decomposers

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A leopard seal eats fish and penguins. It never eats plants. Since the leopard seal eats only meat, it is a __________________________________.

• omnivore

• herbivore

• carnivore

• producer

A deer eats grass and plants found in its habitat. Since the deer eats only plants, it is a _________________________.

• omnivore

• carnivore

• herbivore

• decomposer

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A racoon eats other animals like crayfish, as well as plant life. Since the racoon eats both plants and animals it is an ________________________________.

• predator

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

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Name the living thing in the food web that is a producer.

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Name the living things in the food web that are consumers.

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