Organisms in Ecosystems

Omnivores are:

• Organisms that eat both plants and animals
• Organims that hunt and eat other animals
• organisms that make their own food
• Organisms that break down dead things for food

Carnivores are: 

• Organisms that eat both plants and animals
• Organisms that hunt and eat other animals
• Organisms that make their own food
• Organisms that eat dead things

Plants make their food by:

• eating other plants and animals
• hunting other animals
• breaking down dead things
• using photosynthesis

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An animal that eats only producers is: 

• a herbivore
• a predator
• a prey
• an omnivore

A living thing that hunts and eats other animals is a

• herbivore
• prey
• predator
• omnivore

An animal that is hunted by other animals is a/an

• herbivore
• predator
• prey
• decomposer

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An organism that breaks down wastes and plant and animal remains and returns their nutrients to the soil is a/an

• consumer
• scavanger
• decomposer
• prey

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An animal that eats plants and other animals is a/an:

• omniviore
• scavanger
• decomposer
• herbivore

An organism that eats dead plants or animals is a/an

• consumer
• scavenger
• decomposer
• predator

A green molecule that enables plants to turn water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight into sugars is a/an

• photosynthesis
• mitochondria
• organelle
• chlorophyll

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