Types of Consumers and Producers

What is the difference between a primary consumer and a secondary consumer?

• A primary consumer eats plants, while a secondary consumer eats animals.

• A primary consumer eats producers, while a secondary consumer eats primary consumers.

• A primary consumer is a herbivore, while a secondary consumer is a carnivore.

• A primary consumer is larger than a secondary consumer.

What does a carnivore eat?

• Plants

• Meat

• Fruits

• Grains

What does a producer make?

• Their own food.

• Processed food for consumers.

• Food for livestock only.

• Food for other producers.

What is the food chain?

• A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

• A list of all the animals in a specific habitat.

• A diagram that represents the physical structure of an ecosystem.

• A method of cooking food in a specific order.

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

• They produce energy through photosynthesis.

• They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

• They compete with plants for sunlight and water.

• They are primary consumers that eat plants.

Give an example of a carnivore.

• A lion.

• A cow.

• A rabbit.

• A deer.

What is an example of a producer in a forest?

• A tree.

• A deer.

• A mushroom.

• A rock.

What is an example of a consumer in a desert?

• A snake.

• A cactus.

• A lizard.

• A rock.

Why are producers important in an ecosystem?

• They provide the energy source for all other organisms.

• They decompose organic matter and recycle nutrients.

• They compete with consumers for resources.

• They regulate the population of herbivores.

What is an ecosystem?

• A community of living organisms and their environment.

• A type of climate zone.

• A collection of non-living things.

• A group of unrelated species.