Food chains and webs

What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from EATING other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to MAKE its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating DEAD organisms

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What is a herbivore?

• an animal that gets energy from eating other ANIMALS
• an organism that gets energy from eating only PLANTS
• an animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and other animals

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An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

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An organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

What is a carnivore?

• an animal that gets energy by eating other ANIMALS
• An animal that gets energy by eating only PLANTS
• an animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and animals

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

• grass
• dog
• shark
• fish

Bacteria, fungi, and earthworms are examples of: 

• producers
• predators
• prey
• decomposers

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The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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In a food web, arrows point at:

• who gets energy.
• who gets eaten.

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This is an example of a

• food chain
• water cycle
• food cycle
• food web

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