Unit 6 Lesson 2 Notes Review

Which of these is an example of an autotroph?

• Sunflower
• Krill
• Leopard
• Hummingbird

A deer is eating grass. This makes the deer a _____

• producer

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

Where do plants get their energy from?

• another plant

• a herbivore

• sun

• consumer

An animal that breaks down dead material is known as a ____.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• scavenger

What is the difference between a producer and a consumer.

• A producer rely on other organisms for food while a consumer does not.

• A producer feeds on dead matter, the consumer feeds on plants only.

• A producer makes its own food while the consumer relies on other organisms for food.

• A producer is an animal and a consumer is a plant.

If the crickets disappear in this food chain, what do you think will happen? Think Long Term

• The grasses' population will decrease.

• The field mice' population will increase.

• The hawks' population will decrease.

• Nothing will be affected.

Which of the following is true about the food web above?

• The rabbit is a herbivore.

• The mouse is a predator.

• The fox is a prey.

• The owl is a producer.

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

• ecosystem
• food web
• environment

What does a food chain represent?

• How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.
• All of the things that a particular animal eats.
• How plants create their own food.
• A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.