FOOD WEBS 5.2

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#1. Look carefully at the image. Which organism(s) are consumers?

• A. The mushrooms
• B. The mushrooms and the rabbit
• C. The rabbit and the wild cat
• D. The sun and the wild cat

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#2. Which type of organism "recycles" nutrients back into an ecosystem?

• A. Producers
• B. Decomposers
• C. Consumers
• D. Omnivores

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#3. The drawing shows a food web. The grasses are producers that make their own food. The animals are consumers that get their energy by eating the producers and other consumers. How do fungi get their energy?

• A. Fungi are consumers that eat growing plants to get energy. Consumers cannot make their own food.
• B. Fungi are producers and get their energy by making food from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
• C. Fungi are a kind of consumer called a predator. Predators get their energy by eating animals.
• D. Fungi are decomposers and get their energy by breaking down decomposing organisms into nutrients that enrich the soil.

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#4. Which word best describes an organism that eats only producers?

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#5. Which of the following would be classified as a producer in an ecosystem?

• A. A dandelion
• B. An apple tree
• C. Algae
• D. All of the other answer choices

#6. What source provides the energy to begin the food web shown below?

• A. Mouse only
• B. All the animals
• C. Air
• D. Sun

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#7. What do the arrows represent in the food chain below?

• A. The direction of the flow of energy
• B. The type of food each organism prefers
• C. The organism's place in the ecosystem
• D. The space separating each organism on a food chain

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#8. Which organisms in the food web below would be most affected by the removal of insects?

• A. Hawks and desert foxes
• B. Desert plants and snakes
• C. Large lizards and scorpions
• D. Small lizards and desert plants

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#9. Why is the Sun an important factor in the transfer of energy in an ecosystem? (Choose all that apply.)

• A. The Sun supplies nutrients to consumers to be transferred to producers.
• B. The Sun supplies energy to consumers so they can create their own food.
• C. The Sun provides energy to producers so they can create their own food.
• D. The Sun provides nutrients so consumers and scavengers can create their own food.

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