Ecosystems Test

Which of the following best describes a producer?

• producers eat plants only

• producers eat animals only

• producers make their own food

A producer makes its own food and provides energy to consumers. Which of the following is an example of a producer?

• insects

• trees

• snakes

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A hawk eats a snake. The snake is the ---

• producer

• prey

• predator

Which of these is NOT a consumer?

• mouse

• daisy

• duck

Which of the following is a consumer?

• rose

• bat

• wheat

What term describes a consumer that breaks down the remains of dead organisms?

• decomposer

• producer

• herbivore

• consumer

Which best describes the role of producers in an ecosystems?

• They eat other organisms.

• They break down and eat dead organic matter.

• They make their own food using photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A deer eats only plants, therefore, a deer is a (an) ______________.

• producer

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

What is the role of a cactus in a desert ecosystem?

• producer

• omivore

• consumer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Deer in an ecosystem consume plants for energy. Wolves in that same ecosystem consume deer for energy. Which of the following correctly describes roles in the ecosystem?

• Plants are prey, and deer are predators.

• Deer are prey, and wolves are predators.

• Both deer and wolves are predators.

• Deer are both a predator and prey

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