Consumer

The video explains the concept of consumers, which are animals that need to eat plants or other animals to survive. It discusses how all living things require energy from food to live, grow, and change. Plants are producers that create their own food using sunlight, while animals are consumers that eat plants or other animals. The video also covers the types of consumers: herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. It introduces the concept of a food chain, showing the relationship between producers, consumers, and decomposers, and emphasizes the interdependence of all living things in an ecosystem.

What is the primary source of energy for all living things?

• Air

• Water

• The Sun

• Soil

Which type of consumer only eats plants?

• Decomposers

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

What do omnivores eat to obtain energy?

• Only plants

• Neither plants nor animals

• Only animals

• Both plants and animals

What role do decomposers play in the ecosystem?

• They produce their own food

• They provide energy to the sun

• They consume only plants

• They break down dead material

How do decomposers contribute to the food chain?

• By producing glucose

• By returning nutrients to the soil

• By consuming herbivores

• By providing sunlight