Food Chain Vocabulary Quiz

Food Chain Vocabulary Quiz prey omnivore herbivore carnivore food chain producer consumer decomposer predator Use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks in the sentences below. 1. A ________________________ is an organism that eats producers or other consumers. 2. An animal that eats both plants and animals is a(n) _____________________. 3. A series of organisms that depend on one another for food is called a _________________________. 4. The animals that predators eat are called _________________. 5. A _______________________ is an organism that breaks down dead plants and animal material. 6. An animal that eats only other animals is called a ______________________. 7. A _______________________ is an animal that predators eat. 8. An animal that eats only plants is called a(n) _______________________.

9. A _________________________ is an organism such as a plant that makes its own food. Match the vocabulary word on the left with the example on the right. 10. decomposer

a. tiger

11. omnivore

b. most humans

12. carnivore

c. cow

13. herbivore

d. vulture

Give an example of the following: 14. consumer

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15. producer

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