Ecology Q #2

• a carnivore
• a decomposer
• a herbivore
• a producer

• an arrow from plants to animals
• an arrow from carbon dioxide in the air to animals
• an arrow from carbon dioxide in the air to fossil fuels
• an arrow from animals to plants

• A
• B
• C
• D

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

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