Energy in Ecosystems Quiz

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

• They break down dead and decaying matter for energy

• They obtain energy by eating other animals or plants

• They make their own energy from sunlight

• They obtain energy by converting sunlight into usable energy in their leaves

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Which of the following is an example of a consumer?

• A tree

• A mushroom

• A lion

• A bacteria

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What do herbivores eat?

• Only plants

• Only animals or meat

• Both plants and animals

• Dead and decaying matter

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What do carnivores eat?

• Only plants

• Only animals or meat

• Both plants and animals

• Dead and decaying matter

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What do omnivores eat?

• Only plants

• Only animals or meat

• Both plants and animals

• Dead and decaying matter

Which of the following is an example of a producer?

• A hamster

• A mushroom

• An acorn

• A bacteria

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What do decomposers do?

• They break down dead and decaying matter for energy

• They obtain energy by eating other animals or plants

• They make their own energy from sunlight

• They obtain energy by converting sunlight into usable energy in their leaves

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What is the main source of energy for producers?

• Sunlight

• Other animals

• Plants

• Dead and decaying matter

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What is the main source of energy for consumers?

• Sunlight

• Other animals

• Plants

• Dead and decaying matter

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What is the main source of energy for decomposers?

• Sunlight

• Other animals

• Plants

• Dead and decaying matter