Food Chains and Food Webs

An animal that eats both plants and animals is a(n)

• herbivore

• carnivore

• dinosaur

• omnivore

Animals that help break down the dead organisms that fall to the ground are

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• scavengers

A giraffe's ecosystem is found throughout Africa. Giraffes eat leaves off of tall trees. They may eat veggies or fruits on occasion. Giraffes will never hunt or eat other animals. Giraffes are

• herbivores

• decomposers

• omnivores

• carnivores

A lion does not eat veggies or fruit. They do not eat plants or grass. They eat only meat. This kind of animal is a(n)

• herbivore

• decomposer

• omnivore

• carnivore

Select an example of a decomposer.

• bumblebee

• fly

• mushroom

• bear

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that makes its own food is a

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• parasite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A ____________________is always at the beginning of a food chain.

• bird

• carnivore

• producer

• pyramid

What travels through a food chain or web?

• energy

• helium

• carbon

• nitrogen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What shows how food chains are related?

• food web

• food chain

• population

• consumer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which best describes the role of this organism in an ecosystem?

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer