Food Chain- Study Guide

___________________ shows a food relationship among plants and animals in a specific area or environment. It shows the transfer to energy from the sun to organism after organism.

• food web

• food chain

• interdependence

• consumer

• Minecraft

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___________________ is several food chains together.

• food web

• food chain

• interdependence

• consumer

• Roblox

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An organism, such as a green plant, that makes its own food from sunlight, air, and water.

• producer

• consumer

• herbivore

• omnivore

• Fortnite

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An animal that eats living organisms (plant or animal). They cannot make their own food.

• producer

• consumer

• herbivore

• omnivore

• Super Mario

An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material into smaller pieces that can be used again by living things. Ex: fungi, mushrooms, mold

• producer

• decomposer

• carnivore

• sun energy

• McDonald's french fries

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Food chains always begin with a producer (a green plant!), and then the next link will be a consumer. But the ultimate source of energy is ___________ because without it there would be no producers.

• an animal

• a plant

• the sun

• the moon

• the Tooth Fairy

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An animal that eats only plants

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• producers

• Valentine's Day

An animal that eats only other animals (meat)

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• producers

• St. Patrick's Day

An animal that eats both plants and animals

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• producers

• Cinco De Mayo

An animal that hunts other animals for food.

• prey

• decomposer

• herbivore

• predator

• Hot Cocoa