5-LS2-1

Plants are called _____________ as they make their own food.

• consumers

• producers

• decomposers

• conductors

Plants obtain light from the sun to make food during _______________.

• respiration

• pollination

• reproduction

• photosynthesis

The ____________ in plants is passed on to animals that feed on them.

• energy

• ideas

• leaves

• stems

Consumers that feed on plants are also known as ____________.

• herbs

• herbivores

• spores

• reservoirs

Animals that eat both plants and animals are known as ______________

• greedy

• herbivores

• carnivores

• omnivores

Soil, water, air and nutrients are needed by all _______.

• Plants
• Fish
• Birds
• Insects

The energy that flows through a food chain begins with ______.

• The sun
• Wind
• Rainfall
• The Moon

What would happen to the animals in this environment if the field mice decreased?

• Few plant seeds
• Fewer snakes
• More eagles
• More snakes

An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...

• scavenger
• consumer
• decomposer
• carnivore

Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?

• The rabbit population may increase
• The rabbit population may decrease
• The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease
• The rabbit population will remain the same