Ecosystem

animals that eat the producers are called ........

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

• quaternary consumer

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a secondary consumer is .......

• herbivore

• producer

• carnivore

• decomposer

organism that breaks down dead organic material is called .........

• predator

• producer

• decomposer

• prey

what is the natural predator of the zebra

in the savanna?

• lynx

• cheetah

• gorilla

• orca

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a consumer is .......

• an organism that cannot produce its own food

• an organism that produces its own food

• an abiotic organism

• an organism that does not need food to survive

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A food web shows how energy flows through an ecosystem

• true

• false

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Why do scientists study how animals get their food?

• to know what their favorite meal is

• so that they understand how energy flows in an ecosystem

• to understand why consumers are stronger than decomposers

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What is a producer?

• organism that cannot make their own food so they eat other organisms

• organism that makes their own food

• organism that break down dead organisms

What is a decomposer?

• an organism that breaks down dead organisms for energy

• an organism that makes its own food

• an organism that eats other organisms

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Does a food chain start with the sun?

• yes

• no

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