Food Webs and Food Chains

What level consumer is the deer?

• Consumer 1
• Consumer 2
• Consumer 1 & 2
• Producer

Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

Which of the following best describes the deer's role in the ecosystem?

• herbivore
• omnivore
• carnivore
• decomposer

Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?

• herbivore
• omnivore
• carnivore
• decomposer

Bacteria and fungi typically serve what role in an ecosystem?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• decomposer

What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• prey

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• autotroph

An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a(an) _____________.

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• autotroph

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.

• ecosystem
• food web
• environment
• population