Food Chains

Why is the insect a consumer?

• It is eaten by a mouse.
• It can make its own food.
• It eats the plant.

In the food chain pictured, the source of energy for the water plant is ______.

• Sun
• Water Plant
• Mayfly
• Trout

Which of the following organisms is a producer?

• Sun
• Water Plant
• Mayfly 
• Trout

Which best describes what a food chain shows you?

• Energy flow through an ecosystem
• Food flowing through an ecosystem
• Consumers going into other consumers
• Who eats who

What are plants called in a food chain?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Scavengers

What are animals called in a food chain?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Plants

What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Organisms

What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food
• Eat other organisms to gain energy
• Make the food for the whole food chain
• Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

Which type of consumer eats plants only?

• Herbivores
• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Scavengers

Which type of consumer eats meat only?

• Producers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Omnivores