Food chain and food web
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- Q1What is a food web?A population of different species living and interacting in a specific area.A sequence of organisms in which each organism is eaten by the next organism in the chain.A process by which plants use sunlight to make food.A network of interconnected food chains.A group of individuals that belong to the same species.30s
- Q2What is an herbivore?An animal that only eats plants.An animal that eats dead organisms.An animal that eats both plants and other animals.An animal that lives in water.An animal that only eats other animals.30s
- Q3What is a producer in a food chain?An organism that can make its own food using sunlight.An organism that only eats plants.An organism that eats other organisms for energy.An organism that consumes both plants and animals.An organism that breaks down dead organisms for nutrients.30s
- Q4What is a carnivore?An animal that only eats other animals.An animal that eats dead organisms.An animal that only eats plants.An animal that eats both plants and other animals.An animal that lives in water.30s
- Q5What is an omnivore?An animal that eats dead organisms.An animal that only eats plants.An animal that lives in water.An animal that only eats other animals.An animal that eats both plants and other animals.30s
- Q6What is a decomposer in a food web?An organism that only eats dead organisms.An organism that eats other organisms for energy.An organism that only eats plants.An organism that lives in water.An organism that breaks down dead organisms for nutrients.30s
- Q7Which organisms in an ecosystem are known as producers?AnimalsFungiPlantsBacteria30s
- Q8What is the primary source of energy in most ecosystems?WaterSoilSunlightAir30s
- Q9Which organisms in an ecosystem are known as decomposers?PlantsFungiAnimalsBacteria30s
- Q10Which organism in an ecosystem consumes both plants and animals as a source of energy?CarnivoresOmnivoresProducersHerbivores30s
- Q11Which processes in an ecosystem release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?Erosion and weatheringRespiration and combustionEvaporation and transpirationPhotosynthesis and decomposition30s
- Q12What is the term used to describe the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?PrecipitationCondensationEvaporationPhotosynthesis30s
- Q13What is the term used to describe the process by which organisms break down food to release energy?FermentationCellular respirationPhotosynthesisOxidation30s
- Q14Which organisms in an ecosystem obtain energy by consuming only other animals?DecomposersHerbivoresCarnivoresOmnivores30s
- Q15Which biome is characterized by cold temperatures, a layer of permafrost, and limited vegetation?GrasslandDesertTundraRainforest30s