Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

What is a producer?

• a person who makes a movie

• an organism that can make its own food

• an organism that cannot make its own food

• a pepperoni pizza

Which of the following is an example of a producer?

• an ant

• a person

• a plant

• a cow

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How do producers make their own food?

• by using energy from the sun, carbon dixoide, and water to make sugar

• by ordering take-out to be delivered

• by using energy from the moon, oxygen, and water to make sugar

• by eating small bugs

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What is a consumer?

• an organism that cannot make its own food

• an organism that can make its own food

• a plant

Which of the following best describes this picture?

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

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Why are these organisms producers?

• They can make their own food.

• They grow in the ground.

• They use sunlight for energy.

• They take water in through their roots.

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Which of the following are types of consumers? Mark each correct answer.

• carnivores

• herbivores

• omnivores

• producers

Which of the following eats only plants?

• carnivores

• herbivores

• omnivores

• producers

Which of the following eats only meat?

• carnivores

• omnivores

• herbivores

• decomposers

Which of the following eat BOTH plants and animals?

• carnivores

• herbivores

• omnivores

• producers