Parts of a Food Web

The way energy is passed from one organism to another

• food chain
• energy
• extinct
• habitat

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Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?

• mushroom
• leaves
• mold
• worm

Mold is a 

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

Overlapping food chains.

• food chain
• food web
• herbivore
• producer

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What role in the ecosystem does Bessie the milk producing cow play?

• producer
• primary consumer
• secondary consumer
• decomposer

In a food chain, the first link (where the energy begins) is always:

• a primary consumer
• a decomposer
• a producer
• an omnivore

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Bacteria, fungi, and earthworms are examples of: 

• scavengers
• predators
• prey
• decomposers

In an energy pyramid, which part of the food chain has the largest population?

• primary consumer
• secondary consumer
• tertiary consumer
• producer

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The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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What does a food web represent?

• All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
• The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
• A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
• How carnivores get their food. 

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