Food Chains Quiz

Imagine Liam, Kaycee, Kaley, Jaylen, and Angelica are studying about a garden ecosystem. In this context, what would you call a plant like a sunflower?

• An organism that eats plants or other animals

• An organism that produces its own food

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

During a field trip to the zoo, Jordy and Jameson were discussing the eating habits of different animals. Jordy pointed at a giraffe and asked Jameson, 'Isn't that an example of a herbivore?'

• Lion

• Shark

• Crocodile

• Giraffe

Jaylen observed a compost pile in his backyard and noticed it breaking down over time. He asked, 'What is the role of decomposers in this process?'

• To produce their own food

• To eat plants or other animals

• To provide energy to other organisms

• To recycle dead plants and animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In a forest ecosystem, what would a rabbit be considered?

• An animal that is eaten by another animal, like a fox that Jordy saw during his field trip

• An animal that produces its own food, like the plants in Kaycee's garden

• An animal that recycles dead organisms, like the vultures Jovial observed in the wildlife documentary

• An animal that eats other animals, like the lion Liam read about in his book

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Jordy, Kaycee, Kaylee, Kaley, and Alanna are studying about ecosystems. They are trying to understand the purpose of a food chain. Can you help them?

• To recycle nutrients in the environment

• To show the relationship between plants and animals

• To provide energy to all living things

• To produce glucose for plants

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3