Food Chains

What is an organism?

• A rock

• a nonliving thing

• a living thing

• humus

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All living things need energy.

• True

• False

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A diagram that shows the flow of energy from one organism to another is called a ______.

• population

• food pyramid

• food chain

• ecosystem

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All food chains start with the sun.

• True

• False

An organism that makes its own food is called a _____.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy is called a _______.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

An organism that breaks down decaying material such as animals and plants is called a _______.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers are all consumers.

• True

• False

In a food chain, the sun gives direct energy to a ______.

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

Look at this simple food chain:

sun -----> grass -----> deer -----> coyote

Which one is true?

• The coyote gives energy to the deer.

• The grass gives energy to the deer.

• The deer gives energy to the grass.

• The grass does not receive energy because it is a producer.

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