Science Penguin:Organisms & Environments Vocabulary 5.9B

A food web is...

• a consumer that only eats other animals.
• a web used by spiders to capture their prey.
• a system of food chains showing different ways energy moves through an ecosystem.
• an animal that is hunted.

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An herbivore is...

• a consumer that only eats plants.
• an animal that hunts other animals.
• a consumer that only eats other animals.
• a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

A carnivore is...

• a consumer that only eats plants.
• an animal that is hunted.
• a consumer that only eats other animals.
• a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

An omnivore is...

• a consumer that only eats plants.
• a system of food chains showing different ways energy moves through an ecosystem.
• a consumer that only eats other animals.
• a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

A producer is...

• an animal that is hunted.
• an organism that makes its own energy.
• an organism that must eat to get energy.
• an animal that hunts other animals.

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A predator is...

• a consumer that only eats plants.
• an organism that makes its own energy.
• an organism that must eat to get energy.
• an animal that hunts other animals.

A consumer is...

• a consumer that only eats plants.
• an organism that makes its own energy.
• an organism that must eat to get energy.
• an animal that is hunted.

Which table shows the correct role for each part of a food chain?

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The partial food web below shows a field ecosystem. Organisms in all ecosystems depend on each other for energy. Which food chain accurately represents a flow of energy in this ecosystem?

• owl---> mouse---> grass
• rabbit---> snake---> grass
• grass <---mouse <---owl
• dragonfly---> bat---> owl

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What does the arrow represent in a food chain or food web?

• The amount of energy given by an organism
• The direction of energy flow
• The direction an organism travels for energy
• The amount of food an organism will consume

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