VOCABULARY
Whose role is it to produce their own food?
a. Consumer
b. Producer
c. Decomposer
b. producer
Which is NOT a consumer?
a. carnivore b. herbivore c. producer
c. producer
Which of the following animals is a herbivore?
a. grizzly bear
b. cow
c. lion
b. cow
What is an adaptation that helps an animal hide from predators?
camouflage
Herbivores and omnivores both eat what other living thing?
a. Producers
b. Decomposers
c. Carnivores
a. Producers
What is the meaning of extinct?
All members of a certain kind of organism have died.
An animal that eats other living things is called a _______________.
consumer
Which sequence correctly shows how energy flows among these four organisms?
a. grass > rabbit > fox > hawk
b. grass > fox > rabbit > hawk
c. fox > hawk > grass > rabbit
a. grass > rabbit > fox > hawk
_________________ is behavior that an animal is born with.
instinct
Which type consumer is always at the top of a food chain?
carnivore
Which living things provide food for herbivores?
a. Herbivores
b. Consumers
c. Producers
c. producers
What is the name for consumers that are eaten?
prey
______________ are helpful in the food chain because they break down the remains of other organisms and add nutrients to the soil.
a. producers b. consumers c. decomposers
c. decomposers
Which of the following is an adaptation that allows animals to survive during cold weather?
a. predation
b. wings
c. hibernation
c. hibernation
How are a horse and a squirrel ALIKE?
a. Both are predators
b. Both are consumers
c. Both are decomposers
b. Both are consumers
Individuals of the SAME kind living in the SAME ecosystem are called
a. Population
b. Herd
c. Species
a. population
An earthworm is an example of a:
a. Producer
b. Decomposer
c. Consumer
b. decomposer
As you move up the levels of an energy pyramid, the number of living things decreases. Why?
The amount of energy available to living things decreases.
When a skunk is frightened by a predator. It sprays a foul smelling liquid. This is an example of
a. an adaptation b. migration c. extinction
a. an adaptation
What is the job of the mushrooms in an ecosystem?
a. to reduce the predators in the area
b. to break down dead plants and animals
c. to make their own food
b. to break down dead plants and animals
Which scientific word describes a group of cows standing together? (Hint: Not Herd)
population
Which of the following do herbivores eat?
a. producers b. consumers c. decomposers
a. producers
What is the role of fungi in an ecosystem?
a. to reduce predators in the area
b. to capture the sun's energy
c. to break down dead plants and animals
c. to break down dead plants and animals
There are very few eastern cougars left in the world. Eastern cougars are___________
a. Extinct
b. Endangered
c. Evil
b. endangered
Which term includes herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores?
a. producers b. consumers c. decomposers
b. consumers