Quiz on Energy, Producers, and Consumers

What are organisms that can capture energy from nonliving sources and convert it into forms that living cells can use called?

• Consumers

• Primary Producers

• Decomposers

• Detritivores

Which process uses energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen?

• Digestion

• Chemosynthesis

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

What are organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients called?

• Consumers

• Scavengers

• Producers

• Detritivores

Which type of consumer eats animals and plants?

• Decomposer

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

What do decomposers make when they chemically break down organic matter?

• Detritus particles

• Algae

• Carcasses of other dead animals

• Plants

Which type of consumer eats detritus particles?

• Omnivore

• Detritivores

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

What is the process that uses chemical energy to produce carbohydrates called?

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Digestion

Which organisms cannot harness energy from the environment as primary producers do?

• Trees

• Grass

• Cyanobacteria (photosynthetic bacteria)

• Animals

What are organisms that consume the carcasses of other animals called?

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Scavengers

• Carnivores

What is the term for organisms that break down dead organic matter into simpler substances?

• Consumers

• Scavengers

• Producers

• Decomposers