Energy Producers and Consumers

What type of organism makes its own food?

• consumer
• carnivore
• producer
• animal

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What are organisms that use other organisms for food in order to gain energy?

• decomposers
• producers
• herbivores
• consumers

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From where do producers get their energy?

• the ground
• other animals
• decomposers
• the sun

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Which are examples of consumers?

• grass and cows
• turtles and seaweed
• owls and bears
• sun and mushrooms

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Which of the following would support that insects are consumers?

• Insects get their energy by eating plants or animals.
• Insects are able to make their own food.
• Insects get their energy from the air.
• Insects are able to live without energy.

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Which of these describes how animals get energy they need to live and survive?

• They use sunlight.
• They drink water.
• They drink water and juice.
• They eat plants or other animals.

You see a grasshopper on a leaf. What could you say about how the grasshopper gets its energy?

• It gets energy from the air.
• It gets energy from the leaf.
• It gets energy from soil.
• It gets energy from water.

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Which of the following organisms is able to produce its own food?

• bear
• turtle
• trees
• deer

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Food provides animals with the materials and energy they need for growth, warmth, and motion. Plants get material for growth mostly from air and water, and obtain energy from sunlight. Producers provide food to consumers because ___.

• plants can easily make food from soil and water
• animals cannot produce their own food
• plants are more abundant in ecosystems
• many animals prefer eating plants to eating meat

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When the owl eats a rabbit, what is the role of the owl in the food chain?

• herbivore
• consumer
• omnivore
• producer

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