Question

1. select all possible answers: select the methods by which producers can get their food. a. photosynthesis b. cannibalism c. eating other producers. d. eating other consumers. 7. producers create food energy and are the base of life on earth. a. true b. false 8. consumers have the capability to manufacture food using solar energy. a. true b. false 9. coral reefs are underwater colonies of ____ with a great amount of biodiversity. a. plants b. rocks c. animals d. none of the above 10. an organism can be both a consumer and prey. a. true b. false 11. a food web explains why there are more ____. it is because more energy is available to a. decomposers than consumers / consumers / producers

Explanation:

1. Producers, like plants, make food via photosynthesis. Cannibalism, eating other producers, and eating consumers are not how producers obtain food.
2. Producers use photosynthesis to create food - energy and form the base of the food - chain and life on Earth.
3. Only producers can make food using solar energy through photosynthesis, not consumers.
4. Coral reefs are colonies of animals (coral polyps) with high biodiversity.
5. An organism can be a consumer (e.g., herbivore) and also prey for a larger predator.

Answer:

1. a. Photosynthesis
2. a. TRUE
3. b. FALSE
4. c. Animals
5. a. TRUE