Types of Consumers

A producer?

• Eats other plants and animals
• Makes its own food
• Eats dead plants or animals
• Makes toys for kids

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A consumer?

• Makes its own food
• Eats dead plants and animals
• Eats plants and other animals for energy
• Buys toys for kids

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__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.

• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Terivore

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Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.

• Omnivore
• Fortivore
• Herbivore
• Carnivore

What is an omnivore?

• The type of consumer that eats plants.

• The type of consumer that eats plants and animals.

• The type of consumer that eats only animals.

What is a producer? (give the definition of a producer)

• A producer eats other plants and animals.

• A producer makes its own food.

• A producer eats plants.

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What is a consumer? (Give the definition of a consumer.)

• A consumer makes its own food.

• A consumer does not need food.

• A consumer eats plants and other animals for energy.

__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy. (What category of organism?)

• An omnivore is an organism that only eats meat for energy.

• A producer is an organism that only eats meat for energy.

• An herbivore is an organism that only eats meat for energy.

• A carnivore is an organism that only eats meat for energy.

Lions eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. Lions do not eat producers. Lions only eat consumers. What type of consumer is a lion?

• A lion is an herbivore.

• A lion is a carnivore.

• A lion is an omnivore.

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Squirrels eat fruit, vegetables, nuts, and insects. Squirrels eat producers and consumers. What type of consumer is a squirrel?

• A squirrel is an omnivore.

• A squirrel is a carnivore.

• A squirrel is an herbivore.