Food Chains and Webs

An organism that is unable to make its own food. Obtains nutrients and energy by consuming (eating) other organisms.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A meat eating animal

• Carnivore

• Omivore

• Herbivore

An animal that eats both plants and animals

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

An organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis

• Consumer

• decomposer

• producer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A plant is a producer because .........

• it makes its own food

• it gets its nutrients from other organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A bear is a consumer because.......

• it makes its own food

• it gets its nutrients by eating other living things

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A plant-eating animal

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

Organisms that break down the waste or remains of other organisms.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In this food chain, the hawk gains energy by eating the ....

• plant

• mouse

• snake

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the food chain, which of the following is a producer?

• plant

• mouse

• snake

• hawk

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6