4c Food Webs 6/4

What is the role of producers in a food web?

• They make their own food using sunlight.

• They eat other animals.

• They break down dead plants and animals.

• They eat both plants and animals.

Which of the following is a type of consumer that eats only plants?

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Decomposers

What do decomposers do in a food web?

• They break down dead plants and animals.

• They provide energy for other living things.

• They eat both plants and animals.

• They make their own food using sunlight.

Why are decomposers important in a food web?

• They return important nutrients to the soil.

• They provide energy for other living things.

• They eat both plants and animals.

• They make their own food using sunlight.

What might happen if one part of the food web is missing?

• It can affect everything else in the food web.

• Nothing will change in the food web.

• Producers will become consumers.

• Decomposers will start making their own food.

Which of the following is NOT a consumer?

• A tree

• A herbivore

• A carnivore

• An omnivore

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Understanding how food webs connect living things.

• The process of photosynthesis in plants.

• The life cycle of decomposers.

• The diet of carnivores.