Food Chains Mystery Science Ecosystems day 1

What is a producer?

• A living thing that makes its own food
• A living thing that eats only other animals
• A living thing that eats other living things
• A living thing that eats only plants

What is a food web?

• A web that animals use to communicate
• Many different food chains found in one place
• A web used to catch food
• A web made of food

What is a consumer?

• A living thing that does not eat
• A living thing that produces its own food
• A living thing that eats other living things
• A living thing that eats only plants

What is an omnivore?

• An animal that eats only plants
• An animal that eats only other animals
• An animal that produces its own food
• An animal that eats both plants and animals

What is a food chain?

• A chain that animals wear around their necks
• A chain used to keep food fresh
• A chain made of food
• How living things are connected through what they eat and what they are eaten by

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What is a predator?

• An animal that is hunted by and eaten by another animal
• An animal that hunts and eats other animals
• An animal that eats only plants
• An animal that eats both plants and animals

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What is matter flow?

• The flow of energy in an ecosystem
• The movement of material through an ecosystem, such as through food chains and food webs
• The flow of water in an ecosystem
• The flow of air in an ecosystem

What is a carnivore?

• An animal that eats only plants
• An animal that eats only other animals
• An animal that eats both plants and animals
• An animal that produces its own food

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What is a model?

• A real version of something
• A pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with
• A model is not used in science
• A model is only used in art

What is a herbivore?

• An animal that produces its own food
• An animal that only eats plants
• An animal that eats both plants and animals
• An animal that eats only other animals

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