Producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Consumer
what kind of consumer eats plants and animals?
omnivore
carnivore
producer
herbivore
What animal is the apex predator in this food chain?
The seal
A type of animal or plant that is completely gone from the earth and no longer exists
endangered
producer
extinct
consumer
An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning matter back into the soil, is called a
producer
decomposer
herbivore
competitor
Food chains that overlap in an ecosystem
consumer
energy
food web
community
a type of plant or animal that has so few living members left that they are in big danger of disappearing forever
endangered
extinct
ecosystem
overabundant
What is this a picture of?
food chain
What kind of consumer eats only animals (meat)
carnivore
food chain
herbivore
omnivore
An organism that makes its own food.
consumer
producer
aracnid
decomposer
When too many of one plant or animal are living in one place
community
endangered
extinct
overabundant
A population of deer recently increased in size. What could have caused the deer population to increase?
food sources were hard to find
Their predators were disappearing
their habitat was destroyed
a disease was spreading
Which would most likely harm a habitat?
sunlight
planting trees
rainfall
wildfire
Alligators eat frogs, turtles, fish, mice, and birds. What role does it fill in the ecosystem?
producer
decomposer
scavenger
consumer
Living things, like fungi and bacteria, that break down dead plants and animals to return nutrients to the soil
consumers
ecosystem
decomposers
producers
which organisms are decomposers and should be a part of a food chain?
tree and fungi
hawk and earthworm
squirrel and bacteria
earthworm and fungi
All of the living and nonliving features that interact in a particular environment
habitat
An ecosystem
consumer
community
In an energy pyramid, how much energy moves up each level? (Answer is a percentage)
Approximately 10%
what kind of consumer only eats plants
herbivore
producer
omnivore
carnivore
Many interconnected food chains form a ____.
Food web
Oak trees in a park produce more acorns than usual. The next year, chipmunk population increased. Why
Food sources increased
available water increased
oxygen levels increased
food sources decreased
An organism that breaks down wastes and the remains of other organisms
consumer
decomposer
producer
ecosystem
the path that energy takes from one organism to another in the form of food
food chain
energy
food web
consumer
plants-grasshoppers-spiders-birds-snakes; If the spiders in this food web don't have enough to eat, it is probablty because
the number of birds increase
the grasshoppers do not have enough to eat
the snakes stop eating the grasshoppers
the birds stop eating the spiders
Which is the correct food chain?
sunflower, mouse, insect, owl
sunflower, insect, mouse, owl
mouse, sunflower, insect, owl
owl, insect, mouse, sunflower
All the living things that live together in the same place and interact with each other
population
consumers
community
ecosystem
Flow of energy. Which is correct?
Producer, herbivore, carnivore
carnivore, producer, herbivore
herbivore, producer, carnivore
producer, carnivore, herbivore
A type of plant or animal that has so few living members left that they are in big danger of disappearing
overabundant
extinct
endangered
food web
Grasshopper - frog - snake: what would happen if all the frogs disappeared from the food chain?
there would be more grasshoppers
the grass would die
there would be more snakes
there would be less grasshoppers
plant-grasshopper-frog-snake: if a group of foxes is introduced and begins eating frogs, what will most likely happen?
frogs will begin to eat plants
There will be more grasshoppers in the area
there will be more snakes in the area
snakes will begin to eat grasshoppers
______________ provides the ability to do work
decomposer
ecosystem
energy
community
Which would most likely harm a habitat?
water pollution
sunlight
planting trees
sunlight
Producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Decomposer
Coyote eat mice. Which is most likely to happen to these coyotes if a new predator begins eating the mice.
Each coyote will spend less time hunting for food
There will be fewer coyote
more coyotes will arrive from other locations
the coyotes will produce more young
All the different living things that live together in the same place and interact with each other
consumer
ecosystem
community
population
a consumer that eats only plants
carnivore
decomposer
herbivore
omnivore
Which shows how energy moves through nature in a grassy lawn?
sun, rabbit, grass
grass, sun, rabbit
sun, grass, rabbit
rabbit, sun, grass
a population of deer recently increased in size. Which most likely could have caused the deer population to increase?
their habitat was destroyed
a disease was spreading
food sources were hard to find
their predators were disappearing
A model of all the food chains in the ecosystem, showing who eats whom
extinct
food web
consumer
producer
A type of animal or plant that is completely gone from the earth and no longer exists
extinct
overabundant
endangered
ecosystem
a consumer that eats only meat
carnivore
omnivore
decomposer
herbivore
the energy that organisms in food chains use for growth began as energy from ____
cardinal
grass
cricket
sun
Living things that make their own food from sunlight
consumers
food web
decomposers
producers
All the different species of organisms living in an ecosystem
a community
scavenger
population
consumer
An organism that cannot make its own food
ecosystem
food web
consumer
producer
Made up of all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area
ecosystem
food chain
aquatic
herbivore
How does energy flow through this food chain?
grass, sun, owl, mouse
sun, grass, owl, mouse
sun, grass, mouse, owl
mouse, grass, sun, owl
Plant, Grasshopper, Frog, Snake. If a group of foxes is introduces, what is one thing that will likely happen?
frogs will begin to eat plants.
There will be more grasshoppers in the area
there will be more snakes in the area
snakes will begin to eat grasshoppers
a living thing
extinct
organism
endangered
community
Mice are the main food source for a coyote population. Which is most likely to happen to coyotes if a new predator begins eating the mice?
the coyotes will produce more young
there will be fewer coyotes
more coyotes will arrive from other locations
each coyote will spend less time hunting food
A group of the same species of organisms living in an ecosystem
community
species
a population
ecosystem
Shows how energy moves from one living thing to another in an ecosystem
endangered
food chain
community
overabundant
A consumer that eats meat and plants
carnivore
omnivore
herbivore
food chain
Where do producers get their energy in a food chain?
The sun
What is the role of mushrooms in a food chain?
decomposer
predator
producer
consumer
which is correct to show how energy flows through a food chain
grass - sun - owl - mouse
grass - mouse - owl - sun
grss - owl - sun - mouse
sun - grass - mouse - owl
When too many of one plant or animal are living in one place
extinct
endangered
consumer
overabundance
Producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Producer
living things that make their own food from sunlight, air, and water
producer
consumer
decomposer
carnivore