Ecosystems & Food Chains

What is the producer in the picture above?

• grasshopper

• snake

• grass

• Sun

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What is the decomposer in the picture above?

• grass

• fungus/mushrooms

• hawk

• frog

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The model above is an example of a ...

• food chain

• food web

• habitat

• ecosystem

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A model that shows one direct flow of energy from the Sun to decomposers in an ecosystem is called a

• food web

• food chain

• population

• community

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A model that shows how all of the food chains in an ecosystem overlap and connect is called a

• community

• habitat

• food chain

• food web

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What would harm this food web the most?

• the animals roaming about in this ecosystem

• rain

• pesticides being sprayed

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Which organism provides the energy for the producers in this model?

• frogs

• corn

• none of them, the energy comes from the Sun

• Eagle

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What do decomposers do in a food chain?

• they are the first part of a food chain that feeds all of the other organisms

• they break down all other organisms to provide nutrients for the soil to help the producers

• they serve as food for the consumers

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When you compare the deer to the wolf, the deer would be the

• decompser

• predator

• prey

• producer

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Choose the living things in the food web that are consumers --click on the image to make it larger

• wildflowers

• hawk

• rabbit

• snake

• mouse

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