Animal Adaptations

Decomposers such as fungi, insects, and molds get their energy from __________.

• Water

• Decaying plants and animals

• Fertilizer

• Sunlight

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The student draws a diagram to show the roles of the producers, consumers, and decomposers in the rainforest. What is the role of the producers?

• The producers eat the plants to get energy.

• The producers make food using energy from the sun

• The producers provide nutrients for the atmosphere.

• The producers break down dead organisms.

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Which of the following statements about consumers is CORRECT?

• they make their own food

• they eat other organisms

• they make things other than food

• they obtain food by breaking down the remains of other living things

A student wants to build a model of a grasslands food chain that includes a frog, grasshopper, snake, and grass. Which organism belongs in this food chain immediately after the Sun?

• Grass

• Frog

• Snake

• Mosquito

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Use the food chain below to answer the following question:

Forest food chain

trees → bugs→ birds → fox

If the trees are destroyed in a forest fire, what could happen to the rest of the food chain?

• there will be no change in the food chain

• the population of the primary producers will increase

• the population of the consumers will increase

• the population of the consumers will decrease

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A ___________ is an illustration that shows how animals are connected in their search for food within an ecosystem.

• decomposer

• food chain

• food web

• herbivore

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A leopard seal is classified as a carnivore. As a carnivore, choose the two food sources that the leopard seal might eat.

• penguin

• grass

• fish

• seaweed

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A deer eats grass and plants found in its habitat. The deer is classified as a _________________.

• omnivore

• carnivore

• herbivore

• decomposer

A racoon eats other animals like crayfish, as well as plant life. Since the racoon eats both plants and animals it is an ________________________________.

• predator

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

What living things does the wild cat consume?

• goat,rabbit,rat

• rabbit, rat

• owl, lion, fox

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