Feeding Relationships

An organism that feeds on only producers is called-

• Producer

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

-------------------- are organisms that eat only other consumers- they kill them in the process

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• detrivore

An organism that produces its own food is called a ________________?

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• parasite

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What describes a consumer?

• An organism that cannot create its own food

• An organism that is preyed upon

• An organism the break down dead organic matter

• An organis that is an autotroph

Another word for a plant that makes its own food using energy from sunlight…

• autotroph

• herbivore

• heterotroph

• carnivore

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Where does the energy start for all living things & in this food chain?

• Plant

• Sun

• Deer

• Wolf

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What is the definition of - Omnivore

• An organism that obtains energy by eating both producers and consumers

• An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

• Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

What is the definition of - Decomposer

• An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

• An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms and returns the nutrients back into the soil

• Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

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What do fungi, mushrooms & bacteria are part of the food chain because they-

• produce energy

• decompose dead material

• Wait for other animals to eat them

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What is the trophic level of the diatom (phytoplankton)?

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

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