Roles & Energy transfer HMH book quiz

What is another name for producers?

• Autotroph

• Carnivore

• Decomposer

• Extrotroph

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What is a producer?

• An organism that uses energy to make food

• An organism that gets energy and nutrients by breaking down the remains of other organisms

• An organism that eats other organisms.

• A consumer that eats

  only plants

What do producers do to make food?

• Use sunlight to make food in a process called photosynthesis

• Hunt for prey in an prey/predator relationship

• Decompose dead or already dying organisms

• Take the sugar from water and store it until they need it to grow

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In photosynthesis what do producers make food from with light energy?

• Water

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nutrients from the water & soil

• Sugar

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The food producers make don't contain chemical energy

• True, plants can't generate chemical energy by themselves

• False, the chemical energy comes from the solar energy that comes from the sun

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The food producers make can ONLY be stored later use

• True, producers only need to store food for when they desperately need it

• False, producers can both store food for later use & use it immediately

How does the food that producers make impact the ecosystem?

• They supply the energy for other living things in an ecosystem

• They create enough food for the entire ecosystem through photosynthesis

• They food they generate transfers to the organism that eats them

• The food made by producers doesn't or barely impacts the ecosystem

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What is a decomposer ?

• An organism that gets energy and nutrients by breaking down the remains of other organisms

• An organism that uses energy to make food

• An organism that eats other organisms

• An organism that eats other animals

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Who are like natures recyclers?

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Consumers

• Carnivores

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How do decomposers help move matter in the ecosystem?

• By converting

  dead organisms, animals, & plant waste

  into materials such as water and nutrients

• By converting dead organisms into waste and dumping it into a stream

• By making supplies the energy for other living things in an ecosystem

• Carrying helpful bacteria and transferring it throughout the ecosystem as they move

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