Which organism gets its food straight from producers?

• owl

• snake

• rabbit

• fox

Organisms that create their own food (usually through photosynthesis) are called ​ ​ ​​ ​ (a)  

• PRODUCER
• CONSUMER
• DECOMPOSER
• FOOD NETWORK STARS

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Living things that cannot make their own food and therefore eat other organisms, are called ​ (a)  

• CONSUMERS
• PRODUCERS
• DECOMPOSERS

Earthworms are considered    ​ (a)      because they consume and recycle organic matter.

• DECOMPOSERS
• CONSUMERS
• PRODUCERS

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Mushrooms are considered decomposers because they obtain nutrients from

• Water

• Oxygen

• Living Animals

• Decaying (dead) Plants

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Which organisms are predators? (More than one)

• maize

• lizard

• snake

• locust

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Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) PRODUCER

,

(b) CONSUMER

,

(c) DECOMPOSER

,

(d) COOLEST SCIENCE TEACHER!

• fungi

• birds of prey

• Mrs. E is AWESOME!!

• grass

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Of the consumers listed, Which is the highest in the food chain?

• Snake

• Hawk

• Fox

• Owl

What do the arrows in a food chain indicate about the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

• Energy is continuously recycled by the organisms in a food web

• Energy flows in one direction in an ecosystem, from producer to consumer

• More of the available energy in an ecosystem is given to large animals than to small animals

• Organisms at the end of a food chain receive more energy than those at the beginning

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Complete the food chain

SUN ⊳​ ​ (a)   ⊳​ Zebra ⊳​ ​ (b)  

• Plankton
• alligator
• fish
• grass
• chicken
• spider
• guppy
• lion
• turtle
• human

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