Texas Science Chapter 9: Lesson 1

What is the primary source of energy for the food chain?

• Water

• The Sun

• Soil

• Air

What is a producer in a food chain?

• An organism that eats other animals

• An organism that makes its own food using energy from the Sun

• An organism that consumes both plants and animals

• An organism that only eats plants

Which of the following is a consumer?

• A tree

• A zebra

• The Sun

• A rock

What type of consumer is a bald eagle?

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Producer

Which of the following organisms is an herbivore?

• Bear

• Zebra

• Bald eagle

• Fish

What do omnivores eat?

• Only plants

• Only animals

• Both plants and animals

• Only producers

In a food chain, what comes after a producer?

• Another producer

• A consumer

• The Sun

• Water

What is an ecosystem?

• A group of only living things in an environment

• A group of living and nonliving things in an environment

• A group of only nonliving things in an environment

• A single organism

Which of the following is a nonliving part of an ecosystem?

• Air

• Zebra

• Tree

• Fish

What role do plants play in the food chain?

• They are consumers

• They are producers

• They are carnivores

• They are omnivores