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Study Jams – Food Chains
1. What are plants and animals that get their energy from eating other things?
a. producers
b. consumers
c. decomposers
d. herbivores
2. Which of the following shows the proper order of a food chain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
producers  carnivores  decomposers  herbivores
herbivores  decomposers  producers  carnivores
producers  herbivores  carnivores  decomposers
producers  carnivores  herbivores  decomposers
3. What is the difference between a second-level consumer and a third-level consumer?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Third-level consumers eat other carnivores and second-level consumers do not.
Second-level consumers only eat plants and third-level consumers eat plants and animals.
Second-level consumers eat meat, while third-level consumers eat plants.
Third-level consumers produce their own food, and second-level consumers must find their food in nature
4. Which part of the food chain only eats meat?
a. an herbivore
b. a producer
c. a carnivore
d. a decomposer
5. How do living things get energy?
a. by adapting to their environment
b. by moving around
c. by sleeping
d. by eating
6. What happens if a portion of the food chain is broken?
a. Only consumers would be affected.
c. The decomposers and producers are affected.
b. All the organisms in the chain are affected. d. Second-level consumers would cease to exist.
7. An elephant eats only plants. Which type of consumer is an elephant?
a. an herbivore
b. a carnivore
c. a second-level consumer
d. a third-level consumer