food chain and web

Human beings are animals that eat both vegetation (plants) and meat (flesh).  Using this information, which category do we best fit into?

• omnivore
• carnivore
• herbivore
• producer

Complete the following sentence.
A food web is...

• the flow of energy from one organism to another.
• a habitat where animals live.
• something that contains only abiotic factors
• an ecosystem that is struggling.

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Which category do lions, tigers, and pumas fit best into? 

• carnivores
• producers
• herbivores
• omnivores

This type of animal eats only vegetation.

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• decomposer

These play a major role in the ecosystem, but sadly we cannot see them.

• microorganism
• population
• biotic factors
• community

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The lion is considered the king of the jungle and at the top of the food web.  However, there is one group of organisms that can still use their energy. Who are they?

• decomposer
• population
• herbivore
• producer

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Where does the energy in a food web come from?

• sun
• producers
• consumers
• decomposers

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Which aquatic ecosystem has both salt and fresh water that are mixed together (brackish water)?

• estuaries
• lakes
• ponds
• oceans

Look carefully at the image. Which organism(s) are consumers?

• Wolf
• Wolf, lizard, and bird
• Wolf, lizard, bird, and grasshopper
• Wolf, lizard, bird, grasshopper, and the tree

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This picture shows a forest ecosystem.  Which of these correctly describes how energy flows through this ecosystem?

• Fish  Frogs  Bears  Plants 
• Plants  Insects  Fish  Bears 
• Frogs  Bears  Plants  Lizards 
• Lizards  Fish  Insects  Bears

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