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4.1 Energy, Producers, and Consumers
Completion
For each missing word, circle the choice that correctly completes the sentence.
1. Gerald is studying the plants and animals of a meadow. He classifies the grasses
and clover as (autotrophs / consumers / decomposers / heterotrophs) because
they make their own food through the process of (chemosynthesis /
decomposition / photosynthesis / regurgitation). He classifies insects that feed
on the clover as (carnivores / detritivores / herbivores / omnivores) because he
thinks they eat only plant matter, not animal matter.
Classify
Write a letter on each line to classify the organism.
2. Identify each type of organism as either a primary producer or a consumer. Write P
for a primary producer, and C for a consumer.
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Plants
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Animals
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Fungi
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Bacteria that perform chemosynthesis
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Bacteria that perform photosynthesis
Multiple Choice
Write the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement on the line provided.
_______ 3. Which statement describes ALL primary producers?
a. All make energy-rich compounds that can be used by other organisms.
b. All make their own food using the energy of compounds in the environment.
c. All take in energy-rich compounds that were made by other organisms.
d. All make their own food using the energy of sunlight.
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_______ 4. Scientists classify clams as consumers. Which observation about clams provides
the strongest evidence for this classification?
a. Young clams are able to move from place to place.
b. Clams gain energy and nutrients by filtering particles from the water.
c. Clams use calcium compounds to make a hard shell.
d. Clams live on the ocean floor, and sometimes survive without sunlight.
_______ 5. This diagram is a model of a biological process.
Which of the following is modeled in the diagram?
a. The role of photosynthesis in breaking apart carbohydrates for their energy
b. The role of photosynthesis in adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
c. The role of photosynthesis in transferring carbon from the atmosphere
to the biosphere
d. The role of photosynthesis in transferring carbon dioxide from the
hydrosphere to the biosphere
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