Food Chain

The diagram shows a food chain.

The squirrel gets its energy directly from -

• sun

• trees

• other squirrels

• hawk

In this food chain, where does the lizard get its energy from?

• plant

• grasshopper

• mushrooms

• sun

What is a part of the food chain that makes its own food and nutrients?

• consumer

• producer

• omnivore

• sun

An animal that eats only plants is called a -

• carnivore

• omnivore

• insectivore

• herbivore

Where do all life forms get their energy?

• Earth's Core

• Water

• Plants

• The Sun

Which is an example of a producer?

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Another word for a living thing is an:

• animal

• organism

• plant

• community

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

• cricket

• grasshopper

• frog

• snake

An organism, like fungi, that breaks down dead plant or animal matter and releases their nutrients back into the soil is called:

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Organisms

What is the role of a producer?

• Use sunlight to make food

• Gain energy from eating other organisms

• Keep other species from overpopulating

• Breaking down dead stuff