Food Webs

Example of a consumer

• worm
• bacteria
• mushroom
• hawk

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What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

• ecosystem
• food web
• environment
• population

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Which of the following is NOT a consumer

• grass
• dog
• shark
• fish

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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What is a carnivore?

• An organism that only eats plants for energy
• An organism that eats animals for energy
• An organism that eats both plants and animals for energy.

When a millipede breaks down dead and decaying material, it is acting as what?

• a decomposer
• an apex predator
• a producer
• prey

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Which animal is the apex predator in this food web?

• eagle
• mouse
• spider
• snake

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Which of the following organisms is a primary consumer?

• grass

• rabbit

• fox

• snake

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All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?

• Water
• Sun
• Consumers
• Oxygen

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