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In order to understand the food chain, there are some vocabulary words
you should learn. Look at the words and definitions below.
Producers Organisms that make their own food. For example: grass
Consumers Animals that eat other animals or producers.
Herbivores Animals that eat only plants, no meat. For example: zebras
Carnivores Animals that usually eat meat. For example: lions
Decomposers Organisms that break down deceased animals into tiny pieces
that can be used by producers. For example: earthworms
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Name: ___________________________
Date: ______________________
Grass
A zebra
A lion
An earthworm
Grass
A zebra
A lion
An earthworm
5. Which part of the food chain is responsible for breaking down dead animals
into tiny pieces?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Carnivores
Herbivores
Producers
Decomposers
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6. In a typical food chain, what would happen after a primary consumer eats a
producer?
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7. What is an effect of decomposers breaking down animals and plants after they die?
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8. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Nutrients from deceased animals and plants feed producers, _______ completes
the cycle of the food chain.
a.
b.
c.
d.
after
which
because
despite
Grass
A zebra
A lion
An earthworm
Grass
A zebra
A lion
An earthworm
5. Which part of the food chain is responsible for breaking down dead animals
into tiny pieces?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Carnivores
Herbivores
Producers
Decomposers
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6. In a typical food chain, what would happen after a primary consumer eats a
producer?
Suggested answer: After a primary consumer eats a producer,
that primary consumer will be eaten by a secondary consumer.
7. What is an effect of decomposers breaking down animals and plants after they
die?
Suggested answer: Decomposers break down animals and plants
after they die, and it has the effect of returning vital nutrients back
into the environment.
after
which
because
despite
10. Vocabulary Word: environment: everything that surrounds living things and
affects growth and health; the natural world.
Use the vocabulary word in a sentence: answers may vary.
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