Science Explainer- The food chain: who eats who in the wild - Formative Staff | Library

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Drag each answer choice into the correct space. Not all answer choices will be used.

eat plant and animal remains, make their own food, andeat both plants and animals.

Drag each organism category into the correct box to match its energy-related description.

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Primary consumers, also known as herbivores, eat plants and play a key role in transferring energy in a food chain.

Producers, like plants and algae, obtain energy by consuming other organisms in a food chain.

Omnivores, like humans, exclusively consume plants for their energy in a food chain.

Detritivores contribute to the recycling of nutrients in an ecosystem by breaking down nonliving plant and animal remains.

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