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WorksheetsProducers, Consumers, and Decomposers
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_____ make their own energy from sunlight, using carbon dioxide and water.
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
2.
_____ must eat other animals or plants for energy.
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
3.
_____ break down dead and decaying matter for energy.
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
4.
Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are all types of _____.
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
5.
Herbivores eat only _____.
a)
only plants
b)
only animals or meat
c)
both plants and animals
6.
Carnivores eat only _____.
a)
only plants
b)
only animals or meat
c)
both plants and animals
7.
Omnivores eat only _____.
a)
only plants
b)
only animals or meat
c)
both plants and animals
8.
Which of the following are types of consumers?
a)
herbivores
b)
carnivores
c)
omnivores
d)
all of the above
9.
All living things need _____.
a)
energy
b)
plants
c)
water
d)
candy
10.
Producers make their energy from_____.
a)
sunlight
b)
other animals
c)
decaying material
11.
A rabbit eats carrots, lettuce, and other vegetables. What kind of organism is a rabbit?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
12.
A worm gets its energy by breaking down dead plants and animals. What kind of organism is a worm?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
13.
An apple tree converts sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into energy. What kind of organism is an apple tree?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
14.
Choose Producer, Consumer, or Decomposer?
Mushrooms break down dead and decaying plant matter on the forest ground.
Mushrooms break down dead and decaying plant matter on the forest ground.
a)
consumer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
d)
All of the Above
15.
Choose Producer, Consumer, or Decomposer?
Acorns grow on trees that create energy using sunlight.
Acorns grow on trees that create energy using sunlight.
a)
consumer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
d)
All of the Above
16.
Choose Producer, Consumer, or Decomposer?
Hamsters eat seeds, carrots, apples and other fruits and vegetables.
Hamsters eat seeds, carrots, apples and other fruits and vegetables.
a)
consumer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
d)
All of the Above
17.
What is the process in which plants use sunlight to create energy?
a)
Photography
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Cholorophyll
d)
Photosynthesis
18.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a decomposer
a)
fungi
b)
hawk
c)
bacteria
d)
insects
19.
With what type of consumer do herbivores compete with for food?
a)
carnivores
b)
omnivores
c)
producers
d)
decomposers
20.
How do decomposers help other living things in ecosystems?
a)
They release oxygen into the atmosphere
b)
They turn sunlight into energy
c)
They release matter and nutrients back into the soil
d)
They get rid of dead animals so they don't smell bad
21.
What are the reactants (what's needed) for photosynthesis?
a)
glucose and oxygen
b)
light, water, and carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen and water
d)
carbon dioxide and water
22.
All energy originally comes from _________?
a)
Moonlight
b)
Soonlight
c)
Sunlight
d)
Other
23.
Plants
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
24.
Worm
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
25.
Mushroom
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
26.
Turtle
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
27.
Strawberry
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Decomposer
28.
Falcon
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
29.
Wolf
a)
Decomposer
b)
Consumer
c)
Producer
30.
Slug
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
31.
What is another name for glucose?
a)
Chlorophyll
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Stomata
d)
Sugar
32.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
33.
__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Borivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
34.
__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Darnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbiovre
35.
Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Delivore
36.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)
Franivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
37.
Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Fortivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
38.
What energy role describes an organism that makes its own food, usually by using energy from the sun?
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
39.
What energy role describes an organism that cannot make its own food and therefore gets energy by eating other organisms?
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
autotroph
d)
sunlight
40.
Which is the correct movement of energy through an ecosystem?
a)
sun - producer - consumer - decomposer
b)
decomposer - consumer - producer
c)
producer - decomposer - consumer - sun
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