Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

• Autotroph
• Producer
• Consumer
• Mutualist

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What does every food chain start with?

• producers
• sun
• consumer
• decomposers

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What is another name for producer?

• consumer
• herbivore
• autotroph
• lichen

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

• Decomposer
• Producer
• Secondary Consumer
• Primary Consumer

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In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore
• Secondary Consumer

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What does a Secondary Consumer eat?

• Tertiary Consumers
• Primary Consumers
• Producers
• Secondary Consumers

Combustion is another word for _______________.

• a train
• a bus
• a dog
• burning

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What does not produce carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Animal respiration
• Plants decaying

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In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon monoxide

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How does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?

• The lion eats the grass
• Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion. 
• The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain. 
• The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant

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