LS.5.2.2 Ecosystem Roles: Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

What is the primary source of energy in a food chain?

• Water

• The sun

• Soil

• Wind

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Which of the following is a producer in an ecosystem?

• Rabbit

• Grass

• Hawk

• Mushroom

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How does energy move from a producer to a consumer?

• Consumers eat the plants and get energy

• Producers eat the consumers

• Energy is transferred through the air

• Energy is transferred through water

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What role does a decomposer play in an ecosystem?

• Produces food for other organisms

• Consumes other animals

• Breaks down dead materials and returns nutrients to the soil

• Competes with producers for sunlight

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Which of the following organisms is a consumer?

• Oak tree

• Deer

• Algae

• Bacteria

In a model showing the direction of energy moving through a food chain, where does the energy begin?

• With the consumers

• With the decomposers

• With the producers

• With the sun

How are food chains and food webs similar?

• Both show the flow of energy within an ecosystem

• Both are made up of only producers

• Both are made up of only consumers

• Both exclude decomposers

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Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

• Eagle

• Grasshopper

• Earthworm

• Sunflower

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In a food chain, what does a consumer do?

• Produces energy from sunlight

• Eats other organisms to get energy

• Breaks down dead organisms

• Competes with decomposers

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Which of the following best describes a food web?

• A single line of energy transfer

• A combination of several food chains

• A diagram showing only producers

• A list of all decomposers

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