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matter and energy in ecosystem

Total questions: 220

Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins

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Class
Date
1.
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
a)

The number of herbivores would increase.

b)

The number of plants would increase.

c)

All organisms would adapt.

d)

All living organisms would eventually die.

2.

If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.

a)

decrease

b)

stay the same

c)

increase

3.

In a pond ecosystem, what would happen to frogs if the insect population decreased?

a)

There would be more frogs in the pond.

b)

There would be more insects in the pond.

c)

There would be less frogs in the pond.

d)

More fish would move to the pond.

4.

If humans over-hunted a population of insect-eating birds, what immediate change would likely be seen in the area?

a)

Increased seedling germination

b)

Increased populations of insects

c)

Migration of small mammals

d)

Severe loss of vegetation

5.

Rocks, air, sunlight and water are examples of ….

a)

an ecosystem

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

6.

A group of snake lives together in a specific area will make ….

a)

organism

b)

community

c)

population

7.

LIVING things in an ecosystem ….

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

c)

ecosystem

8.

All of the living and nonliving components that interact in an environment.

a)

population

b)

ecosystem

c)

community

d)

organism

9.

What do the arrows in a food web show?

a)

who is the most powerful

b)

the next organism that uses the energy

c)

the prey

d)

the sun

10.

What is the source of all energy?

a)

water

b)

food

c)

decomposers

d)

sun

11.

True or False:

A food web shows how energy flows through an ecosystem

a)

true

b)

false

12.

What is a food web?

a)

a model that contains many food chains

b)

a model that contains one food chain

c)

a model that shows where the sun gets its energy

d)

a model that shows how decomposers break down organisms

13.

What is a consumer?

a)

an organism that breaks down dead organisms

b)

an organism that makes its own energy and food

c)

an organism that eats other organisms for energy

14.

Does a food chain start with the sun?

a)

yes

b)

no

15.

What is a decomposer?

a)

an organism that breaks down dead organisms for energy

b)

an organism that makes its own food

c)

an organism that eats other organisms

16.

What is a producer?

a)

organism that cannot make their own food so they eat other organisms

b)

organism that makes their own food

c)

organism that break down dead organisms

17.

True or False:

Organisms are living things

a)

true

b)

false

18.
The capturing of the suns energy is possible through a process called _____________
a)
Chemosynthesis
b)
Photosynthesis
19.
What type of organism makes its own food?
a)
consumer
b)
carnivore
c)
producer
d)
animal
20.
Where do producers get their energy from?
a)
the ground
b)
other animals
c)
decomposers
d)
the sun
21.
Which choice has a group of only consumers?
a)
grass, cows, birds
b)
tigers, turtles, seaweed
c)
owl, snake, bear
d)
castus, sun, mushroom
22.
Which choice has a group of only producers?
a)
red wolf, coyote, grey wolf
b)
sunflower, grass, pine tree
c)
mushrooms and worms
d)
seaweed, algae, mushrooms
23.
A consumer gets energy by
a)
absorbing sunlight.
b)
breaking down dead organisms.
c)
soaking it up from the ground.
d)
feeding on other organisms.
24.

A raccoon eats plants and animals. It is an example of a(n)

a)

omnivore

b)

carnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

decomposer

25.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
26.
__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Borivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
27.
Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Fortivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
28.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
29.

After the sun, where does a food chain start?

a)

with animals that eat plants

b)

with plants that eat other animals

c)

with plants that make their own food

30.

Where would a decomposer be in a food chain?

a)

at the beggining

b)

at the end

c)

between a producer and consumer

31.

All food webs include

a)

insects

b)

mushrooms

c)

producers

32.
Which is the correct sequence to show how organisms live in an environment?
a)
decomposer-->consumer-->producer
b)
consumer-->decomposer-->producer
c)
producer-->decomposer-->consumer
d)
producer-->consumer-->decomposer
33.
How do Plants get energy?
a)
by eating other organisms
b)
by absorbing mineral nutrients from the soil
c)
through a reaction called chlorophyll
d)
through a process called photosynthesis
34.
Identify the pigment that captures the energy of sunlight.
a)
chlorophyll
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
sugar
35.
What is the original source of energy for organisms in a food chain. 
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
sunlight
d)
consumers
36.
What part of a plant is responsible for capturing sunlight?
a)
stem
b)
leaves
c)
roots
d)
flower petals
37.
What does photosynthesis make?
a)
water
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
chlorophyll
d)
sugar
38.
What are the 3 main things that plants need to grow?
a)
sunlight, water, soil
b)
sunlight, air, water
c)
sunlight, air, soil
d)
sunlight, soil, nutrients
39.
Which is the best definition of a food chain?
a)
a model of consumers providing energy to producers
b)
a method for growing plants without soil
c)
a process by which plants make food from energy in sunlight
d)
a path by which energy flow from one living thing to another
40.
What role do fungi and bacteria play in the the energy flow of ecosystems?
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
d)
nutrients
41.
What do decomposers do?
a)
produce food through photosynthesis
b)
break down dead organisms or the wastes of living things
c)
hunt other animals for food
d)
change food energy inot heat in an animal's body
42.
What is an ecosystem?
a)
all living and nonliving things that interact in an area
b)
all of the physical characteristics of an area
c)
all the living things that interact in an area
d)
all of the nonliving things that interact in an area
43.

all living things and nonliving things in a given area

a)

food chain

b)

consumer

c)

ecosystem

d)

producer

44.

an organism that uses an outside energy source, such as the Sun, and produces its own food

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

food web

d)

food chain

45.

an organism that cannot make its own food and gets energy by eating other organisms

a)

producer

b)

detritivore

c)

consumer

d)

energy pyramid

46.

Which organism can make its own food using the sun’s energy?

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Scavenger

47.

Which organism must eat other living things for energy?

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Plants

48.

Which organism breaks down dead plants and animals?

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Predator

49.

What shows the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

a)

A flow chart

b)

A diagram

c)

A graph

d)

A food chain

50.

Where does the energy in a food chain come from?

a)

Sun

b)

Predators

c)

Prey

d)

Scavengers

51.

A consumer that eats ONLY other consumers (meat) is a ___________.

a)

Prey

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Carnivore

52.

A consumer that eats ONLY plants is a ___________________.

a)

Predator

b)

Omnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Carnivore

53.

A consumer that eats both plants and animals is a ________________.

a)

Omnivore

b)

Producer

c)

Carnivore

d)

Herbivore

54.

An animal that hunts and kills another animal for food is a __________.

a)

Prey

b)

Producer

c)

Predator

d)

Decomposer

55.

An animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food is ________________.

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Scavenger

d)

Decomposer

56.

Several food chains interconnected together create a _____________.

a)

A long food chain.

b)

A food diagram

c)

Living things

d)

A food web

57.

Which is NOT a life process?

a)

Reproduce

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Sensitivity

d)

Grow

58.

Where would a decomposer be in a food chain?

a)

at the beggining

b)

at the end

c)

between a producer and consumer

59.

After the sun, where does a food chain start?

a)

with animals that eat plants

b)

with plants that eat other animals

c)

with plants that make their own food

60.

What type of consumer would be at the top of an energy pyramid?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

61.

Does does energy move in the ecosystem?

a)

energy cycles around like a circle

b)

energy moves in one direction

c)

energy does not move

d)

energy is created and destroyed

62.

What do organisms do to energy?

a)

create

b)

destroy

c)

change

63.

Producers change light energy into ____________ energy through photosynthesis.

a)

thermal

b)

kinetic

c)

chemical

d)

gravitational potential

64.

A (a)   is an illustration of how energy moves through an ecosystem.

65.

A(n) ___________ is a more complicated model of the flow of energy in an ecosystem.

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

cycle of life

d)

energy pyramid

66.

This is an example of a

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

cycle of life

d)

energy pyramid

67.

This is an example of a

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

cycle of life

d)

energy pyramid

68.

What do the arrows in a food web show?

a)

who is the most powerful

b)

the next organism that uses the energy

c)

the prey

d)

the sun

69.

If there is a change in the environment, the organism will either die or have to leave

true or false

a)

true

b)

false

70.

Where do all life forms get their energy?

a)

Earth's Core

b)

Water

c)

Plants

d)

The Sun

71.

Which is an example of a producer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
72.

Another word for a living thing is a:

a)

animal

b)

organism

c)

plant

d)

community

73.

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

a)

cricket

b)

grasshopper

c)

frog

d)

snake

74.

An organism, like fungi, that breaks down dead plant or animal matter and releases their nutrients back into the soil is called:

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Organisms

75.

What is the role of a producer?

a)

Use sunlight to make food

b)

Gain energy from eating other organisms

c)

Keep other species from overpopulating

d)

Breaking down dead stuff

76.

Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

a)

Plant

b)

Rabbit

c)

Mouse

d)

Hawk

77.

Which type of consumer eats plants only?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Omnivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Scavengers

78.

Which type of consumer eats meat only?

a)

Producers

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Omnivores

79.

Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Plants

80.

Which type of consumer is always a primary consumer?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

81.

What is a producer?

a)

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

b)

an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

c)

an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

d)

an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

82.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
83.
The way energy is passed from one organism to another
a)
food chain
b)
energy
c)
extinct
d)
habitat
84.
An animal that eats only plants is an...
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
85.

What do plants need to make their own food?

a)

Sun, Water, and Animals

b)

Sun, Oxygen, and Soil

c)

Sun, Water, and carbon dioxide

86.

A food chain is:

a)

an animal that eats only plants.

b)

a diagram that shows how energy moves from one organism to another. (Grass>Rabbit>Hawk)

c)

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

87.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
88.
A mushroom is a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
89.

Perla and Adam observe bacteria under microscope. Bacteria is an example of a

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

90.
A pigeon is a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
91.
Why are plants called producers?
a)
They make carbon dioxide
b)
They decompose
c)
They make their own food
d)
They are omnivores
92.

Talia saw a turtle in the sea. She knows this is an omnivore. What do omnivores eat?

a)

only plants

b)

plants and animals

c)

only other animals

d)

dead organisms

93.
Frog. Is it a....
a)
Producer
b)
Conusmer
c)
Decomposer
94.

How animals and plants are alike (the same)?

a)

Both don't need energy to grow.

b)

Both need energy to grow.

c)

Both are consumers.

95.

3. What does a plant release into the air after photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Sugar

c)

Oxygen

d)

Energy

96.

The process that plants use to make their own food called sugar is called_______________________ .

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Camouflage

c)

decomposing

d)

photosynthesis

97.

What are three things do plants need to make their own food called sugar?

a)

Sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.

b)

Water, soil, and sunlight.

c)

Water, soil, and oxygen.

d)

Sunlight, love and, family.

98.

Animals that hunt other animals for food are called ____________.

a)

Prey

b)

Predators

99.

What is prey?

a)

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

b)

An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

100.

Which of the following is represented in the diagram below?

a)

evaporation of water

b)

transfer of energy

c)

reflection of light

d)

animal life cycle

101.

What is most likely the first thing to result from having fewer field mice in the food chain pictured here?

a)

The snakes would have to find another food source.

b)

The plants that make seeds would decrease in number.

c)

The eagles would have to fly away to a new location.

d)

The mice would eat many more kinds of seeds.

102.

A new fish that also eats plants is introduced into a pond. What changes would occur to this pond ecosystem?

a)

The large fish population will decrease.

b)

The plant population will decrease.

c)

The small fish population will increase.

d)

The new fish population will decrease.

103.

Which of the following correctly shows how energy moves through the food chain?

a)

Sun --> meat eaters --> plants --> plant eaters

b)

Sun --> plants --> plant eaters --> meat eaters

c)

Sun --> plant eaters --> meat eaters --> plants

d)

Sun --> plants --> meat eaters --> plant eaters

104.

Based on the food chain illustrated below, what effect would be the most likely direct result of increasing the number of fish?

a)

Beetles would have trouble finding food.

b)

There would be more kinds of plants.

c)

The population of beetles would decrease.

d)

Plants would no longer survive in this habitat.

105.

Organisms that make their own food are called -

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

herbivores

d)

omnivores

106.

Organisms that eat other organisms are called -

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

omnivores

d)

carnivores

107.

Organisms that ONLY eat producers are called -

a)

producers

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

carnivores

108.

Organisms that ONLY eat other consumers are called -

a)

producers

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

carnivores

109.

Organisms that eat both producers and other consumers are called -

a)

producers

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

carnivores

110.

A _________ makes its own food.

a)

Decomposer

b)

Comsumer

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Producer

111.

Which of the following is an animal that consumes other organisms for energy?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Ecosystem

112.

Which of the following is an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals so they can be used again?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Consumer

c)

Producer

d)

Food Chain

113.

A tree is an example of which of the following?

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Food Chain

114.

A giraffe is an example of which of the following?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Ecosystem

115.

An earthworm is an example of which of the following?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Ecosystem

116.

Which of the following shows a feeding relationship among organisms in an ecosystem?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Producer

d)

Environment

117.

Which of the following is shown in the picture?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Food Chains

118.

Which of the following is shown in the picture?

a)

Producers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Food Chains

d)

Consumers

119.

Which of the following is shown in the picture?

a)

Consumers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Producers

d)

Food Chains

120.

What is the role of the Sun in a food chain?

a)

It's warm

b)

Cleans the plants

c)

Source of all energy

d)

It lights up the ecosystem

121.

Which of the following travels through the environment through a food chain?

a)

The Sun

b)

Energy

c)

Producers

d)

Consumers

122.

The arrows in a food chain show...

a)

The flow of energy

b)

Producers

c)

Consumers

d)

Decomposers

123.

The arrows in a food chain always point to...

a)

Producers

b)

Organism doing the eating

c)

Organism not doing the eating

d)

Decomposers

124.

Which of the following is the producer in this food chain?

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Mouse

c)

Eagle

d)

The Plants

125.

Which of the following are the consumers in this food chain? (Select ALL that apply!)

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Mouse

c)

Eagle

d)

Sun

126.

What is the source of energy in this food chain?

a)

Plants

b)

Eagle

c)

Sun

d)

Snake

127.

In an ocean ecosystem, sharks feed on smaller fish. What would happen if all of the smaller fish suddenly disappeared? (Two answers!)

a)

The sharks would starve

b)

Nothing

c)

The smaller fish would starve

d)

The food chain would be affected

128.

Which aquatic ecosystem does this picture show?

a)

Pond

b)

Swamp

c)

River

d)

Stream

129.

Which terrestrial ecosystem does this picture show?

a)

Forest

b)

Rainforest

c)

Desert

d)

Grassland

130.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
131.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
132.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
133.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
134.
Which type of consumer eats plants only?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Scavengers
135.
Which type of consumer eats meat only?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
136.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
Maple tree
b)
Sunfish
c)
Bunny
d)
Bear
137.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
138.

Which organism is getting energy from the mouse?

a)

cricket

b)

grass

c)

fox

d)

Sun

139.
_________ cannot make their own food, so they need to consume (eat) plants or animals.
a)
consumers
b)
producers
c)
decomposers
140.
what is a human considered?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
141.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
a producer.
b)
an omnivore.
c)
a predator.
d)
a herbivore.
142.
An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a __________.
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
population
143.

A living thing that makes its own food.

a)

carnivore

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

144.

The path of food from one living thing to another.

a)

food chain

b)

predator

c)

consumer

145.

A living thing that eats other living things.

a)

prey

b)

producer

c)

carnivore

146.

An animal that is hunted for food.

a)

prey

b)

decomposer

c)

predator

147.

A living thing that breaks down dead organisms for food.

a)

food chain

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

148.

The process that plants use to make food.

a)

ecosystem

b)

food chain

c)

photosynthesis

149.

An animal that eats both plants and animals.

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

150.

An animal that hunts other animals for food.

a)

predators

b)

food chain

c)

photosynthesis

151.

An animal that eats only plants.

a)

decomposer

b)

prey

c)

herbivore

152.

An animal that eats only other animals.

a)

carnivore

b)

prey

c)

producer

153.

Which animal in this food chain eats the frog?

a)

grasshopper

b)

snake

c)

eagle

154.

What breaks down dead animal and plant materials?

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

155.

What is the producer in this food chain?

a)

plants

b)

grasshopper

c)

eagle

d)

decomposer

156.

A few food chains in one ecosystem, is called a...

a)

Life cycle

b)

Food chain

c)

Food Web

157.

Which animals eat plants only?

a)

lion and fox

b)

baboon

c)

cheetah

d)

giraffe and rhino

158.

What part of the ecosystem are plants?

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

159.

Many food chains in a ecosystem is called a food ...

(a)  

160.

Is this a food chain or a food web?

a)

Food chain

b)

Food web

161.

Which animal in this food web lives in water and on land?

(a)  

162.

These shrimp eat plants. What will eat the shrimp?

a)
b)
c)
d)
163.

Who eats the big fish?

a)
b)
c)
164.

What animal will eat the grasshopper?

a)
b)
c)
d)
165.

The biggest land animal is the

(a)  

166.

The biggest animal in the ocean is the

(a)  

167.

Which of the following animals is the lion more likely to eat?

a)
b)
c)
d)
168.

A ______ _______ is the way food energy passes from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

a)

Chain food

b)

Food chain

c)

Organism chain

d)

Ecosystem chain

169.

In a food chain, the _______ is the source of energy.

a)

Moon

b)

Stars

c)

Sun

d)

Ocean

170.

All food chains start with a __________.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

171.

___________ are organisms that MAKE their own food.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

172.

All _________ are producers.

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Land

d)

Water

173.

Which of the following are 3 examples of a PRODUCER?

a)

Trees

b)

Grass

c)

Tigers

d)

Flowers

174.

___________ are organisms that EAT other organisms for energy.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

175.

Which of the following are 3 examples of CONSUMERS?

a)

Tigers

b)

Plants

c)

Humans

d)

Sharks

176.

___________ are organisms that BREAK DOWN decayed plants and animals into smaller pieces so they can be used again.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

177.

Which of the following are 3 examples of DECOMPOSERS?

a)

Mushrooms

b)

Sharks

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

178.

The arrows in a food chain show the flow of ________ from one organism to another.

a)

energy

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

food

179.

What is the source of energy in this food chain?

a)

Sun

b)

Grass

c)

Deer

d)

Lion

180.

What is the PRODUCER in this food chain?

a)

Sun

b)

Grass

c)

Deer

d)

Lion

181.

What are the TWO consumers in this food chain?

a)

Sun

b)

Deer

c)

Wolf

d)

Beetle

182.

What is the DECOMPOSER in this food chain?

a)

Grass

b)

Deer

c)

Wolf

d)

Mushrooms

183.

Corn snakes eat mostly mice in the corn field. Predict how a change in the food chain, such as a decrease in the amount of Mice, will affect the ecosystem.

a)

The ecosystem will have no change.

b)

The ecosystem will have more available food.

c)

The ecosystem Will have an increase in snakes.

d)

The ecosystem Will have an decrease in snakes.

184.

What is missing from the following food chain?


mice eat grasshoppers - raccoons eat mice - owls eat raccoons

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

predator

d)

prey

185.

Which type of food would a herbivore eat?

a)

fish

b)

tacos

c)

pizza

d)

grass

186.

What is missing from this food chain?

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

carnivore

d)

decomposer

187.

What is the name of a living thing that eats only plants?

a)

producer

b)

great white shark

c)

carnivore

d)

herbivore

188.

Look at the diagram below of a food chain in the forest. Identify the flow of energy in the food chain by telling how the deer gets energy.

a)

by eating the wolf

b)

by eating the sun

c)

by eating tacos

d)

by eating grass

189.

Describe the flow of energy in a food chain by choosing the answer that shows the correct flow of energy.

a)

cockroach - owl - tree

b)

algae - fish - shark

c)

ant - grasshopper - beatle

d)

taco - horse - people

190.

A hawk kills and eats small mammals for food and energy. Which role describes the hawk?

a)

prey

b)

preditor

c)

producer

d)

decomposer

191.

What is the role of a decomposer in a food chain?

a)

eat plants

b)

make food

c)

eat living things

d)

to break down dead things

192.

In which group does a Shark belong?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

d)

producer

193.
All organisms need _____ to survive.
a)
Environment
b)
energy
c)
sun
d)
plants
194.
_________ cannot make their own food, so they need to consume (eat) plants or animals.
a)
consumers
b)
producers
c)
decomposers
195.
____ make their own food through photosynthesis. 
a)
consumer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
196.
_______are animals that eat only plants.
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
197.
_______ are animals that eat only animals (meat).
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
198.
_________ are animals that eat BOTH plants and animals. 
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
199.
what is a human considered?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
200.
what is grass considered?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
201.
what is a lion considered?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
202.
A parrot eats fruit, seeds, and insects.  Which of the following terms best describes a parrot?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Producer
d)
Omnivore
203.
A field mouse eats grass and grass seeds.  Which of the following terms best describes a field mouse?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Producer
c)
Carnivore
d)
Decomposer
204.
An alligator eats fish, turtles, ducks, and small mammals on the bank.  Which of the following terms best describes the alligator?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Producer
205.

Which of the following is Producer?

a)
b)
206.

Which of the following is Consumer?

a)
b)
207.

Which type of animals eat only plants?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

208.

Which animal eats only meat?

a)
b)
c)
209.

Which animal eats both plants and other smaller animals (meat)?

a)
b)
c)
210.

Many living things eat other living things. This is called....

a)

Environment

b)

Food Chain

211.

Plants make their own ......

a)

Water

b)

Food

212.

Plants produce their own food through...

a)

symbiosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

genetics

d)

magic

213.

All food chains begin with a...

a)

grass

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

214.

The second link in a food chain is a...

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

herbivore

d)

carnivore

215.

A herbivore is a...

a)

consumer that eats both plants and other animals

b)

consumer that only eats other animals

c)

consumer that only eats plants

216.

A herbivore is also known as...

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

217.

The second consumer in the food chain is called...

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

218.

The secondary consumer is a carnivore which means...

a)

a consumer that eats both plants and other animals

b)

a consumer that eats only plants

c)

a consumer that eats only other animals

219.

The third consumer in the food chain is called...

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

220.

An omnivore is a...

a)

consumer that eats both plants and other animals

b)

consumer that eats only other animals

c)

consumer that eats only plants

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