Herbivore, Carnivore, and Omnivores

What are the producers in the ecosystem primarily responsible for?

• breaking down dead organisms into nutrients for the ecosystem to reuse

• making food through photosynthesis to give energy to organisms in the ecosystem

• eating other organisms in the ecosystem to keep population numbers in check

• acting as the source of all energy in the ecosystem

The grasshopper in this simple food chain is an example of a __________.

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• producer

Choose three organisms in this food web who are herbivore.

• rabbit

• owl

• mouse

• grasshopper

• snake

The hawk, an apex predator, is at the highest level of organisms because it has very few, if any, predators. According to the food web, how can we classify the hawk?

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a producer?

• synthesizes its own food

• gets its energy directly from the sun

• decomposes dead organisms

• is the primary food source for the entire food web of an ecosystem

Sort each animal into the correct category based upon its diet.

Groups:

(a) herbivore

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(b) carnivore

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(c) omnivore

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Match the word with the correct definition,

Groups:

(a) eats only producers

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(b) eats only other consumers

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(c) eats both consumers and producers

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

Omnivore eat both producers and other consumers. Which two organisms according to this food web are omnivore?

• bird and ground squirrel

• bird and grasshopper

• grasshopper and ground squirrel

• grasshopper and plant