Roles of Energy Transfer

Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are all types of

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• parasites

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All food chains/webs start with

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• scavengers

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____________________ is the process by which light energy from the sun is converted to food.

• osmosis

• inertia

• photosynthesis

• decomposition

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What is the primary source of energy used by producers during photosynthesis?

• dirt

• light energy from the sun

• chemical energy from food and oxygen

• chemical energy from carbon dioxide and water

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Where do animals get their energy from?

• food

• environment

• air

• soil

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What is the primary role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• control the population of producers and consumers

• compete with producers for energy and other resources

• provide a source of energy for the producers

• recycle energy and materials from dead organisms

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Animals can be producers in the ecosystem.

• True

• False

An herbivore is an animal that eats only plants.

• True

• False

A wolf would be an example of a carnivore.

• True

• False

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Producers rely on the sun for their energy.

• True

• False

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