Food Chain

What are producers in the food chain?

• Organisms that can produce their own food

• Animals that eat other organisms

• Decomposers that break down dead matter

• Consumers that rely on other organisms for food

Name one example of a producer in the food chain.

• Sun

• Air

• Grass

• Water

What is the role of consumers in the food chain?

• Consumers are only found at the beginning of the food chain

• Consumers feed on producers or other consumers, transferring energy and nutrients along the food chain.

• Consumers produce energy in the food chain

• Consumers have no impact on the food chain

Give an example of a primary consumer in the food chain.

• Lion

• Grasshopper

• Elephant

• Rabbit

Explain the importance of decomposers in the food chain.

• Decomposers have no role in nutrient recycling

• Decomposers create new organisms in the food chain

• Decomposers reduce the population of primary consumers

• Decomposers break down dead organisms and organic matter into simpler nutrients for recycling in the ecosystem.

Name one decomposer commonly found in the food chain.

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Algae

• Insects

How do producers make their own food?

• Photosynthesis

• Mitosis

• Chloroplasts

• Respiration

What do primary consumers eat?

• Sunlight

• Plants or algae

• Meat

• Rocks

What is the difference between primary and secondary consumers?

• Primary consumers feed on secondary consumers, while secondary consumers feed on plants.

• Primary consumers feed on plants, while secondary consumers feed on tertiary consumers.

• Primary consumers feed on secondary consumers, while secondary consumers feed on tertiary consumers.

• Primary consumers feed on plants, while secondary consumers feed on primary consumers.

Why are decomposers considered essential in the food chain?

• Decomposers break down dead organisms and organic matter into nutrients for recycling in the ecosystem.

• Decomposers reduce the amount of nutrients available in the ecosystem.

• Decomposers create new organisms in the food chain.

• Decomposers have no impact on the food chain.