4.1 Quiz: Energy, Producers, & Consumers

Gerald is studying the plants and animals of a meadow. He classifies the grasses and clover as:

• autotrophs.

• consumers.

• decomposers.

• heterotrophs.

Autotrophs that have chlorophyll in their cells make their own food through the process of:

• chemosynthesis.

• decomposition.

• photosynthesis.

• regurgitation.

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Insects that feed on plants can be classified as this since they only eat plant matter, not animal matter.

• carnivores

• detritivores

• herbivores

• omnivores

plants

• primary producer

• consumer

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Animals

• Primary Producer

• Consumer

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Fungi

• Primary Producer

• Consumer

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Bacteria that perform chemosynthesis

• Primary Producer

• Consumer

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Bacteria that perform photosynthesis

• Primary Producer

• Consumer

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Which statement describes ALL primary producers?

• All make energy-poor compounds that can be used by other organisms.

• All make their own food using the energy of compounds in the environment.

• All take in energy-rich compounds that were made by other organisms.

• All make their own food using the energy of sunlight.

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Scientists classify clams as consumers. Which observation about clams provides the strongest evidence for this classification?

• Young clams are able to move from place to place.

• Clams gain energy and nutrients by filtering particles from the water.

• Clams use calcium compounds to make a hard shell.

• Clams live on the ocean floor, and sometimes survive without sunlight.

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