Example justifications from the CR baseline and their associated ratings.
| Question . | |
|---|---|
| What is the interaction between the producer and the consumer in a food chain? | |
| [A] The consumer eats the producer for energy. | |
| [B] The consumer does not interact directly with the producer. | |
| [C] The producer eats other producers for energy. | |
| [D] The producer eats the consumer for energy. | |
| Rating | Example Justification |
| Good | A primary (1st) consumer eats producers (plants). A secondary (2nd) consumer eats primary consumers. [Barrons SG] |
| Half | The food chain starts with a producer (a plant) and ends with a decomposer. [Flashcards] |
| Topical | A herbivore is an organism that depends on plants for most of its food and energy. [Science Dictionary] |
| Offtopic | When a plate moves suddenly a great amount of energy is released. These waves cause damage… [Virginia SG] |
| Question . | |
|---|---|
| What is the interaction between the producer and the consumer in a food chain? | |
| [A] The consumer eats the producer for energy. | |
| [B] The consumer does not interact directly with the producer. | |
| [C] The producer eats other producers for energy. | |
| [D] The producer eats the consumer for energy. | |
| Rating | Example Justification |
| Good | A primary (1st) consumer eats producers (plants). A secondary (2nd) consumer eats primary consumers. [Barrons SG] |
| Half | The food chain starts with a producer (a plant) and ends with a decomposer. [Flashcards] |
| Topical | A herbivore is an organism that depends on plants for most of its food and energy. [Science Dictionary] |
| Offtopic | When a plate moves suddenly a great amount of energy is released. These waves cause damage… [Virginia SG] |