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to differentiate between autotrophs and heterotrophs

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call organisms that can make their own food?

a)

heterotophs

b)

autotrophs

c)

trophies

2.
What is another name to describe an autotroph?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
3.

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must get energy from eating other organisms are called...

a)

autotrophs

b)

heterotrophs

c)

plants

4.
What is another name to describe a heterotroph?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
5.

What is a decomposer?

a)

Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients back into the ecosystem

b)

Eats plants or other animals for food

c)

Makes its own food

d)

Machine that gathers trash

6.

________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Producers

7.

__________________ are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals)?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivores

8.

__________________ are consumers that eat BOTH Plants and Animals for food.

a)

Omnivores

b)

Producers

c)

Herbivores

d)

Carnivores

9.

Black bears are ____________________.

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

10.

Deer are ______________________.

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

11.

Hawks are __________________________.

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

12.

Frogs are ______________________.

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

13.

Giant Pandas are ____________.

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Omnivores

14.

Zebras are ____________.

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Omnivores

15.

Snakes are ____________.

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Omnivores

16.

What type of organism makes its own food?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

17.

Which category of organism cannot make its own food?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

18.

What are humans?

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

19.

What is a lion?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

20.

What is a worm?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

21.

What is asparagus?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

22.

What is a lily pad?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

23.

What is an insect?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

24.

What is algae?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

25.

What is a reptile?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

26.

What is a cucumber?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

27.

What is a cactus?

a)

autotoph

b)

heterotroph

28.

What is a flamingo?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

29.

What is a blob fish?

a)

autotoph

b)

heterotroph

30.

What type of organism uses sunlight to produce food?

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph