Understanding Food Chains

What do we call living organisms that produce their own food? A. Consumers B. Producers C. Decomposers D. Predators

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• B. Producers

• Carnivores

What do we call animals that eat plants? A. Herbivores B. Carnivores C. Omnivores D. Decomposers

• A. Herbivores

• A. Insectivores

• B. Scavengers

• C. Predators

In a food chain, what do we call animals that eat other animals? A. Decomposers B. Producers C. Primary Consumers D. Secondary Consumers

• B. Carnivores

• C. Omnivores

• A. Herbivores

• D. Secondary Consumers

What is the role of decomposers in a food chain? A. To produce food B. To eat plants C. To break down dead organisms D. To catch prey

• G. To absorb sunlight

• F. To consume other animals

• E. To provide shelter

• C. To break down dead organisms

What is the correct order in a food chain? A. Producers → Consumers → Decomposers B. Consumers → Producers → Decomposers C. Decomposers → Consumers → Producers D. Consumers → Decomposers → Producers

• Producers → Decomposers → Consumers

• Consumers → Producers → Herbivores

• A. Producers → Consumers → Decomposers

• Decomposers → Producers → Consumers

If grass is eaten by a goat, what is the goat classified as? A. Producer B. Herbivore C. Carnivore D. Decomposer

• D. Decomposer

• A. Producer

• B. Herbivore

• C. Carnivore

Which of the following is an example of a producer? A. Cow B. Grass C. Lion D. Mushroom

• A. Dog

• D. Bacteria

• C. Tiger

• B. Grass

What type of consumer eats both plants and animals? A. Herbivore B. Carnivore C. Omnivore D. Decomposer

• D. Herbivore

• C. Omnivore

• B. Scavenger

• A. Producer

Which of the following is NOT a part of the food chain? A. Producers B. Consumers C. Decomposers D. Pollutants

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• D. Pollutants

• Omnivores

What happens to energy as it moves up the food chain? A. It increases B. It decreases C. It stays the same D. It disappears

• It transforms into heat

• It is stored in the soil

• B

• It becomes more concentrated