Ecology

Plants and animals are often referred to as?

• Organisms

• Consumers

• Abiotic

• Producers

__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Terivore

Elephants eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. Elephants only eat producers. Elephants do not eat consumers. What type of consumer is an elephant?

• An elephant is an herbivore.

• An elephant is a carnivore.

• An elephant is an omnivore.

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.

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.

An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...

• scavenger

• consumer

• decomposer

• carnivore

A turtle eats grubs, worms, insects, berries, and leaves. Turtles eat producers and consumers. What type of consumer is a turtle?

• Turtles are omnivores.

• Turtles are carnivores.

• Turtles are herbivores.

Deer eat leaves, acorns, and grass. Deer only eat producers. Deer do not eat consumers. What type of consumer is a deer?

• Deer are omnivores.

• Deer are carnivores.

• Deer are herbivores.

A bee eats pollen and nectar from plants. Bees eat producers, but they do not eat consumers. What type of consumer is a bee?

• Bees are omnivores.

• Bees are carnivores.

• Bees are herbivores.

A fox eats squirrels, frogs, insects, berries, and vegetables. Foxes eat producers and consumers. What type of consumer is a fox?

• Foxes are omnivores.

• Foxes are carnivores.

• Foxes are herbivores

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