Food Chains and Food Webs Vocabulary

What are producers in a food chain or food web?

• Organisms that rely on other organisms for food.

• Organisms that decompose dead organisms for food.

• Organisms that can produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

• Organisms that consume other organisms for food.

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Give an example of a producer.

• farmer

• chef

• doctor

• teacher

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What are consumers in a food chain or food web?

• Organisms that produce energy by consuming other organisms

• Organisms that obtain energy from non-living sources

• Organisms that obtain energy by consuming other organisms

• Organisms that obtain energy by photosynthesis

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What is the difference between herbivores and carnivores?

• Herbivores primarily eat plants, while carnivores primarily eat other animals.

• Herbivores primarily eat other animals, while carnivores primarily eat plants.

• Herbivores and carnivores have the same diet.

• Herbivores and carnivores are the same type of animal.

Name a herbivore animal.

• Lion

• Tiger

• Wolf

• Deer

Name a carnivore animal.

• lion

• giraffe

• turtle

• elephant

What are decomposers in a food chain or food web?

• Organisms that eat other organisms

• Organisms that produce their own food

• Organisms that help in the process of photosynthesis

• Organisms that break down dead organic matter

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Why are decomposers important in an ecosystem?

• To provide food for predators and maintain balance in the food chain.

• To produce oxygen and support photosynthesis in plants.

• To break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.

• To create new organisms and increase biodiversity.

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What do herbivores eat?

• meat

• rocks

• plants

• water

What do carnivores eat?

• meat

• rocks

• insects

• plants