How Animals get their Energy

A meadow is an ecosystem where snakes and rabbits live. In which order does energy flow?

• Grass→Snake→Rabbit→Sun 

• Grass→Rabbit→Snake→Sun 

• Sun→Grass→Rabbit→Snake 

• Sun→Grass→Snake→Rabbit 

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Which is a Primary consumer?

• Scavenger

• Carnivore

• Decomposer

• Herbivore

_______ are animals that consumer the carcasses of other animals that have already died through predation or natural causes.

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Scavengers

• Vegetarians

_____ are animals who's diets naturally include both plant and animal matter.

• Decomposers

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

Which of the following organisms is the best example of a decomposer?

• A parrot

• A sea otter

• Bacteria and fungi

• Viruses

Each step in the food chain is called a _____.

• Tropospheric

• Trophic level

• Consumer level

• Depends on which step we are talking about

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Which os the following trophic levels has the highest amount of energy available?

• Tertiary Consumer

• Primary Consumer

• Primary Producer

• Decomposer

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Consumers that eat other animals are called which of the following?

• Primary producer

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Autotrophs

A species of bears diet mostly consists of small animals, though in times of starvation, the bears will also eat wild berries. This bear can best be described as a?

• A mixed eater

• A herbivore

• A carnivore

• An Omnivore

Consumers that feed on primary producers, such as plants are called _____.

• Carnivore

• Scavenger

• Herbivore

• Primary Producer

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