 1.

The living and nonliving things that interact in an environment is called a(n) _____

A) consumer
B) ecosystem
C) producer
D) food web
E) food chain

 2. An organism that makes its own food is a(n) _____

A) consumer
B) food web
C) producer
D) decomposer
E) food chain

 3. A(n) _____ shows how energy passes from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

A) food chain
B) herbivore
C) omnivore
D) carnivore
E) food web

 4. An organism that eats other organisms is called a(n) _____

A) producer
B) ecosystem
C) food web
D) consumer
E) food chain

 5. An animal that eats other animals is known as a(n) _____

A) herbivore
B) food chain
C) omnivore
D) food web
E) carnivore

 6. An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material is called a(n) _____

A) carnivore
B) ecosystem
C) herbivore
D) decomposer
 E) omnivore

 7. A(n) _____ shows how food chains are linked together.

A) consumer
B) decomposer
C) food web
D) producer
E) food chain

 8. An animal that eats plants is called a(n) _____

A) food chain
B) food web
C) omnivore
D) herbivore
E) carnivore

 9. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called a(n) _____

A) food chain
B) omnivore
C) food web
D) herbivore
E) carnivore

 10. Producers use energy from the sun.

A) true
B) false

 11. Food chains begin with _____ that make their own food.

A) energy
B) decomposers
C) producers
D) consumers
E) animals

 12. Nutrients from dead organisms are recycled by _____.

A) producers
B) decomposers
C) consumers

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Answer Key

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.E 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.C 12.B