Unit 9 Lesson 3 Check

1. Plants play an important part in communities of living things. What is the role of plants?

• They are producers.
• They are herbivores.
• They are carnivores.
• They are consumers.

2. Some living things feed only on plants. For example, rabbits eat only plants. What is the name for living things that eat only plants?

• carnivores
• consumers
• herbivores
• producers

3. Study the food chain shown below. Which living thing fits in the blank?

• carnivore
• consumer
• producer
• son

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4. A bird kills and eats an insect for food and energy. Which best describes the bird?

• The bird is a producer.
• The bird is a consumer
• The bird is an herbivore
• The bird performs photosynthesis

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5. The picture shows a food chain that could be found in a prairie. According to the food chain, which living thing depends directly on plants for energy?

• grass
• grasshopper
• owl
• mouse

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6. Plants use the sun, air and water to make food. What process is this called?

• Producer
• consumer
• Photosynthesis
• food chain

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Which shows a food chain for how energy is transported?

• sun, mouse, bird, plant
• bird, mouse, plant, sun
• sun, plant, mouse, bird

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Which shows a food chain for how energy is transported?

• leaf, caterpillar, chameleon
• chameleon, caterpillar, leaf
• leaf, chameleon, caterpillar

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9. Which directly uses the sun's energy to survive?

• grass
• zebras
• humans
• giraffes

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10. A living thing that eats a plant or an animal is a...

• producer
• consumer
• herbivore
• carnivore