Types of Consumers

Q.

Which of the following organisms depend directly or indirectly on plants for their food?

1. Herbivores

2. Carnivores

3. Omnivores

4. All of the above

Q.

Which of the following organism is a primary consumer?

1. Lion

2. Cow

3. Snake

4. Snails

Q.

Which of the following organism is an omnivore?

1. Cow

2. Goat

3. Human

4. Deer

Q.

Is algae a decomposer?

Q. What role do microorganisms perform in an ecosystem?

Q. Organisms like mosquito, leech and bed bug which suck the blood of other animals are called ___ .

Q.

Which of the following are possible consumers of the rabbit?

1. Snake

2. Hawk

3. Deer

4. Fox

Q. Peacock is a __________ .

1. producer
2. omnivore
3. carnivore
4. decomposer

Q. The dead remains of plants and animals are the major source of energy for___.

1. Decomposers
2. Tertiary consumers
3. Saprotrophs
4. Autotrophs

Q.

In the case of a food chain, green plants are known as a ___________.

Q. Choose the right option:
Decomposers like fungi and bacteria are ___.
i.Autotrophs
ii.Heterotrophs
iii.Saprotrophs
iv.Chemoautotrophs

1. i and iii
2. I and iv
3. ii and iii
4. ii and i

Q. Primary consumer is an organism that feeds on producers.

1. True

2. False

Q. Which of the following statements are true?

1. All organisms directly or indirectly depend on plants for their food.
2. Organisms that depend on other animals for their food are called herbivores.
3. Nutrients from dead plants and animals are absorbed by green plants to perform photosynthesis.
4. The first level of any food chain is always occupied by green plants.

Q.

Why are green plants called the producers?

Q. What role do microorganisms perform in an ecosystem?

Q. Microorganisms break organic remains and add them into soil. So, they are termed as ___________.

1. producers
2. herbivores
3. decomposers
4. carnivores

Q.

Which of the following are the examples of an omnivore?

1. Chimpanzee

2. All of the above

3. Pig

4. Human

Q.

Why are decomposers known as microorganisms?

Please answer in two lines (shortly)

Q.

Regarding the given assertion and reason, choose the right option.

Assertion [A]: Decomposers may be excluded from the food chains.
Reason [R]: They act at all trophic levels of food chains.

1. Both the A and R are true and R explains A

2. Both A and R are true and R does not explain A

3. A is true and R is false

4. Both A and R are false

Q. Food chains start with photosynthesis and ends with decomposition. Comment.

Q. Which of the following group of animals contains only omnivores?
(a) man, sparrow, cow, buffalo
(b) tiger, lizard, deer, cat
(c) sparrow, dog, man, insects
(d) deer, man, dog, cat

Q. Bacteria plays important role in an ecosystem because:

1. They act as producers
2. They act as decomposers
3. They act as consumers
4. They act as omnivores

Q. In an ecosystem, decomposers like fungi and bacteria complete the food chain . State whether the statement is True or False .

1. Initiate the food chain
2. Complete the food chain

Q. Organisms which synthesise their own food are called _____.

1. decomposers
2. producers
3. consumers
4. herbivores

Q. Choose decomposers from the given options:

1. Bacteria
2. Worms
3. Crow
4. Jackals

Q.

Match the organisms below to the appropriate consumer type.

A. Cow	i. Secondary consumer
B. Hyena	ii. Tertiary consumer
C. Cheetah	iii. Primary consumer

1. A-iii, B-i, C-ii
2. A-i, B-iii, C-ii
3. A-ii, B-iii, C-i
4. A-i, B-ii, C-iii

Q. Which among the following occupies the intermediate level of a food chain?

1. Rabbit
2. Lion
3. Tiger
4. Eagle

Q.

Which of the following is a herbivore?

1. Plant

2. Lion

3. Cow

4. Fungi

Q. Every part of plants cannot be eaten by herbivores.

1. False
2. True

Q.

what do you mean by detritus food chain and grazing food chain?