Producers and Consumers

Why are producers always the first organism in a food chain?

• They provide the energy for other living things.

• They are the smartest.

• They do not move, so they can't escape from another living thing.

• They're plants. Animals should be first.

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Does a consumer make their own food?

• Yes

• No

How do consumers get energy?

• by running fast

• by drinking water

• by sleeping

• by eating other organisms

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There are three types of consumers. What are they? Click on all three.

• herbivore

• spores

• carnivores

• omnivores

What is a producer?

• An organism that eats other producer and/or consumers

• An organism that decomposes dead organisms

• An organism that uses sunlight to produce it's own food

• An organism that eats only producers.

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Why is a deer classified as a herbivore?

• A deer makes its own food.
• A deer eats only plants.
• A deer eats only animals.
• A deer eats plants and animals.

Why is a racoon classified as an omnivore?

• A racoon eats only animals.
• A racoon eats only plants.
• A racoon makes its own food.
• A racoon eats plants and animals.

What are organisms that use other organisms for food in order to gain energy?

• decomposers
• producers
• herbivores
• consumers

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What type of organism makes its own food?

• consumer
• carnivore
• producer
• animal

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A red wolf is a __________ and a ________.

• producer and hunter
• consumer and carnivore
• decomposer and carnivore
• decomposer and omnivore

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