2.1.3: Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that makes its own food

• An organism that can't make its own food

• An organism that eats only plants

• An organism that uses energy from the Sun

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Which of the following is an example of a producer?

• Lion

• Deer

• Plant

• Eagle

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What do herbivores eat?

• Only animals

• Only plants

• Both plants and animals

• Neither plants nor animals

What do carnivores eat?

• Only plants

• Only other animals

• Both plants and animals

• Neither plants nor animals

What do omnivores eat?

• Only plants

• Only other animals

• Both plants and animals

• Neither plants nor animals

What is energy flow in an ecosystem?

• The movement of water in a river

• The movement of energy from one organism to another

• The movement of air in the atmosphere

• The movement of soil nutrients

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What is a food chain?

• A series of overlapping food chains

• The path that energy and nutrients follow among living things

• A group of animals living together

• A type of plant

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What is a food web?

• A single path of energy flow

• The overlapping food chains in an ecosystem

• A type of spider web

• A network of rivers

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Why do organisms rely on producers in an ecosystem?

• Producers provide shelter

• Producers take in energy from the Sun to make food

• Producers clean the air

• Producers create water

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What is the main source of energy for producers?

• Water

• Soil

• The Sun

• Wind

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