U4 Lesson 5 Food Chains Check In

What term is used to describe organisms that create their own food source?

• Heterotrophs

• Consumers

• Autotrophs

• Scavengers

Which process do producers use to make glucose from sunlight?

• Digestion

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Fermentation

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What type of organisms are consumers that eat only plants?

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Detritivores

What do detritivores do?

• They eat only meat.

• They create their own food.

• They break down organic material and return nutrients to the soil.

• They eat the remains of dead organisms.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of omnivores?

• Combination teeth

• Gizzard for grinding

• Sharp tearing teeth only

• Specialized for eating plants only

What is the correct term for the series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy?

• Food web

• Energy pyramid

• Food chain

• Trophic level

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Which organisms make food using the sun's energy through photosynthesis?

• Primary consumers

• Tertiary consumers

• Producers

• Secondary consumers

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What do primary consumers eat?

• Secondary consumers

• Tertiary consumers

• Producers

• Scavengers

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What are tertiary consumers considered in the food chain?

• The bottom consumers

• The secondary consumers

• The primary consumers

• The top consumers

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Which of the following can be a primary consumer?

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Decomposers