Ecology II - Food Chains and Food Webs

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

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

What is the role of a producer?

• Use sunlight to make food
• Gain energy from eating other organisms
• Keep other species from overpopulating
• Breaking down dead stuff 

What's the role of consumers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food 
• Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating
• Break down dead stuff
• Add nutrients to the soil

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 of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

• Plant

• Rabbit

• Mouse

• Bird

Which type of consumer eats plants only?

• Herbivores
• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Scavengers

Which type of consumer eats meat only?

• Producers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Omnivores