Organisms and Their Roles Quiz

Which describes the roles of the organisms listed below in order, from left to right? (owl, fungus, flower)

• consumer, producer, producer

• consumer, decomposer, producer

• producer, consumer, decomposer

• producer, decomposer, consumer

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Which is an example of a decomposer?

• earthworm

• jellyfish

• pine tree

• rattlesnake

A food chain is shown below. (sun → grass → grasshopper → scorpion → kit fox → bacteria) Which organisms are consumers?

• scorpion and bacteria

• grass and grasshopper

• grasshopper, scorpion, and kit fox

• grasshopper, scorpion, and bacteria

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A rabbit’s diet consists mostly of grass. Which best describes a rabbit?

• decomposer

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

(a)   are decomposers.

• eagles, owls, hawks
• grass, roots, berries
• earthworms, mushrooms, bacteria
• alligators, sunflowers, polar bears

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Which is an example of a decomposer that breaks down dead animals and plants?

• grass

• hawk

• mushroom

• rabbit

A food chain begins with which two factors?

• sun and producers

• sun and decomposers

• producers and consumers

• consumers and decomposers

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Which best describes how earthworms benefit plants?

• Earthworms are decomposers and return nutrients to the soil by breaking down dead animals.

• Earthworms are decomposers and help decrease the number of consumers.

• Earthworms are consumers and help decrease the number of producers.

• Earthworms are producers and return oxygen to the air.

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Trees and ferns are most similar because both are (a)   .

• producers.
• consumers.
• scavengers.
• decomposers.

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Which organism is dependent on other organisms for energy?

• a bird

• a cactus

• a daffodil

• a rose

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