Food Chain

A spider eats flies regularly. Which is the prey in this example?

• the spider

• the fly

• neither

• them both

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Why do consumers need producers?

• to stay healthy

• to collect sunlight

• to provide them energy

• they don't need producers

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Why are decomposers important?

• they break down dead animals and replace nutrients in the soil.

• they provide energy to consumers

• they make their own food

• they collect sunlight

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All parts of the food chain are important but which part is the MOST IMPORTANT?

• the producers

• the primary consumers

• the secondary consumers

• none of the above

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In the a food chain, there is the sun and then the producer. What comes after the producer?

• the primary consumer

• the secondary consumer

• a secondary producer

• a tertiary consumer

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You ate steak and salad for dinner last night. What does that make you?

• a herbivore

• a carnivore

• an omnivore

• a producer

Which of the following is NOT a producer?

• algae

• trees

• mold

• plant

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Which of the following is an example of a predator and prey relationship?

• a frog eats a housefly

• a person eats an orange

• a frog eats a racoon

• a rabbit eats grass

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Which of the following is a correct food chain?

• grass - fox - rabbit

• owl - mouse - seed

• leaf - deer - wolf

• leaf - snake - worm

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A prey is an animal that...

• is killed and eaten by other animals

• kills other animals

• only eats plants

• is not in a food chain

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