Food Chains Consumers Decomposers Producers

What are plants called in a food chain?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Scavengers

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What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Organisms

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Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant

• Sun

• Deer

• Wolf

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food

• Eat other organisms to gain energy

• Make the food for the whole food chain

• Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

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Why are decomposers important in a food web?

• They provide energy to producers

• They recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem

• They are the primary source of energy

• They consume producers

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In a food chain, what is the role of consumers?

• To produce their own food

• To break down dead organisms

• To eat other organisms

• To convert sunlight into energy

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How does energy flow in an ecosystem?

• From consumers to producers

• From decomposers to producers

• From producers to consumers

• From consumers to decomposers

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What is the impact of removing a primary consumer from a food chain?

• Increase in producers

• Decrease in secondary consumers

• Increase in decomposers

• No impact on the ecosystem

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Identify the sequence of energy flow in a simple food chain.

• Sun → Decomposers → Consumers → Producers

• Sun → Producers → Consumers → Decomposers

• Sun → Consumers → Producers → Decomposers

• Sun → Producers → Decomposers → Consumers

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Which of the following is an example of a consumer?

• Grass

• Sun

• Wolf

• Mushroom