False. Plants are called 'producers' because they produce their own food using sunlight.
False. A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants. A carnivore eats meat.
True. The arrow points from the organism being eaten to the organism that eats it, showing the flow of energy.
False. Every food chain must start with a producer (usually a plant) that makes its own energy.
True. Decomposers like fungi and bacteria break down dead material.
False. A kangaroo is a herbivore because it eats plants (grass).
True. A habitat provides the food, water, and shelter an organism needs to survive.
True. Omnivores are consumers that have a diet of both plants and other animals.
True. By breaking down dead material, decomposers act as nature's recyclers.
False. A koala is a consumer (a herbivore) because it eats the leaves of the tree. The tree is the producer.
Plants are producers because they produce their own food using sunlight.
Herbivores are consumers that have a diet consisting only of plants.
An eagle is a carnivore because it eats other animals (meat). Wombats, kangaroos, and caterpillars are herbivores.
The arrows point from the organism being eaten to the one that eats it, showing how energy moves up the food chain.
A gum tree is a plant, and plants are producers because they make their own food.
Decomposers are nature's recyclers, breaking down dead material and returning nutrients to the environment.
A possum is an omnivore because it eats both plants (like berries) and animals (like insects).
The energy for the entire food chain comes from the producer, which makes its own food.
A habitat is the specific environment where an organism lives.
Producers, like plants, use sunlight to make their own food through photosynthesis.
The rabbit is a consumer that eats the plant (grass), making it a herbivore.
A producer makes its own food. Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are all types of consumers that eat other things.
Omni- means 'all', so an omnivore is an animal that eats all types of food.
Seaweed is a type of algae, which is a plant-like organism that makes its own food, so it is the producer.
Decomposers break down dead material, which releases nutrients back into the soil for plants to use.
Since the caterpillar is eating a plant (the leaf), it is a herbivore.
The sun provides the initial energy for the producers, which then gets passed along the food chain.
Photosynthesis is the special process plants use to turn sunlight, water, and air into their own food.
A rock is non-living. Mushrooms (decomposers), trees (producers), and worms (decomposers/consumers) are all living things.
Aquatic means 'relating to water', so a food chain in the ocean or a lake is an aquatic food chain.
Carnivores are consumers that get their energy from eating other animals.
A habitat provides food, water, and shelter for an organism.
Producers, like plants, are the start of every food chain.
A food chain is a model used to show the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
Omnivores, like humans and possums, eat a variety of foods.
Decomposers are nature's recyclers.
Energy moves from the thing that is eaten to the thing that eats it.
Herbivores like koalas and kangaroos eat only plants.
Consumers cannot make their own food, so they eat producers or other consumers.
Photosynthesis is how producers create their own energy.
A good answer must define a producer, provide a correct example (any plant), and mention that it gets its energy from the sun.
The answer must name all three types (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore) and correctly describe the diet of each.
A complete answer must define a decomposer and explain its important role as a recycler of nutrients in the environment.
The answer must show a logical sequence of three organisms, starting with a plant. It must correctly label the producer and the consumer(s).
The key concept is that the arrows represent the flow of energy, not just 'who eats who'. The direction of the flow is also important.