3rd pd. Roles and Energy Transfer

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

• grass
• dog
• shark
• fish

An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...

• scavenger
• consumer
• decomposer
• carnivore

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All food chains/webs start with

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• scavengers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Consumers that eat only meat are called

• decomposers
• herbivores
• carnivores
• omnivores

Herbivores eat

• meat only
• plants only
• both meat and plants
• freshly dead organisms

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Omnivores eat

• meat only
• plants only
• both meat and plants
• freshly dead organisms

Great white sharks eat fish, rays, and other sharks. This energy role is

• producer
• omnivore
• scavenger
• carnivore

Wild pigs eat leaves, plant roots, flowers, lizards, and snakes. This energy role is

• producer
• omnivore
• herbivore
• scavenger

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Cows eat grass and corn. This energy role is

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

The arrow in a food chain shows the direction of energy flow.

• True

• False

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