Energy in Ecosystems

What is the definition of an organism?

• C. An animal that eats only plants

• A. A community of living and nonliving things

• B. An individual living thing

• D. An animal that eats only other animals

What is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll?

• A. carbon dioxide

• D. Photosynthesis

• C. carbohydrates

• B. light

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What are organisms that make their own food called?

• D. Carnivores

• A. Producers

• C. Herbivores

• B. Consumers

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In the cartoon 'Bugs Bunny', what would you call a character like Bugs Bunny who eats only carrots?

• D. Scavenger

• A. Herbivore

• B. Carnivore

• C. Omnivore

In the world of cartoons, if a character like Tom from 'Tom and Jerry' only eats other characters, what would we call him?

• B. Carnivore

• A. Herbivore

• C. Omnivore

• D. Scavenger

In the world of cartoons, if a character like Bugs Bunny eats both carrots (plants) and hot dogs (animals), what would we call such a character?

• C. Omnivore

• D. Scavenger

• B. Carnivore

• A. Herbivore

In a cartoon world, what would you call the characters who clean up by breaking down the leftovers and waste into simpler substances?

• D. The Scavenger Squad

• A. The Producer Pals

• B. The Consumer Crew

• C. The Decomposer Dudes

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What is a community of living and non living things interacting with each other?

• Limiting Factor

• Ecosystem

• Symbiosis

• Carrying Capacity

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What is an organism that eats for energy?

• A sponge

• Decomposer

• Consumer

• Producer

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What is a consumer that feeds on the carcasses of dead animals?

• Scavenger

• Decomposer