Food Chains and Food Webs

An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material into simple chemicals is called...

• omnivore

• decomposer

• herbivore

A community of organisms interacting with one another and with nonliving factors in an area is called...

• environment

• population

• ecosystem

An organism that needs to eat other organisms is called...

• decomposer

• consumer

• producer

A ____________________ shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another...

• ecosystem

• food chain

• habitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What does a Primary Consumer eat?

• Tertiary Consumers
• Secondary Consumers
• Producers

Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?

• Owl
• Grasshopper
• Lilypad
• Mouse

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

• Decomposer
• Producer
• Secondary Consumer
• Primary Consumer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The fox in this food web would be considered a:

• Tertiary Consumer
• Producer
• Secondary Consumer
• Primary Consumer

The mouse in this food web would be considered a:

• Primary Consumer
• Producer
• Tertiary Consumer
• Secondary Consumer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An organism which eats dead organisms, fallen leaves, animal droppings, etc, and breaks them down into simpler materials.

• Vampire

• Decomposer

• Consumer

• Scavenger

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4