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Autotrophs & Heterotrophs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

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.

Click all examples of heterotrophs

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

bacteria

d)

some types of fungi and protists

10.

What are producers source of energy?

a)

animals

b)

animal waste

c)

sunlight

d)

other plants

11.

What is the name of the process that autotrophs or producers use to make food?

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

photo respiration

d)

cellularsynthesis

12.
Which terms best describe heterotrophs?
a)
Plants; producers
b)
Animals; producers
c)
Plants; consumers
d)
Animals; consumers
13.
Which terms best describe autotrophs?
a)
Plants; producers
b)
Animals; producers
c)
Plants; consumers
d)
Animals; consumers
14.

Select the AUTOTROPHS

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which picture below is a Decomposer?

a)
b)
c)