Food Chains, Food Webs, and Keystone Species

Front

What does a food chain show?

Back

Energy flow through an ecosystem

Front

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

Back

Sun

Front

What is the role of a producer?

Back

Use sunlight to make food

Front

What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

Back

Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

Front

Which organism receives energy from the snake? Options: Plant, Rabbit, Mouse, Hawk

Back

Hawk

Front

Which type of consumer eats plants only? Options: Herbivores, Omnivores, Carnivores, Scavengers

Back

Herbivores

Front

Which type of consumer eats meat only?

Back

Carnivores

Front

Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?

Back

Omnivores

Front

Which organism’s population would increase if finches were removed from the ecosystem? Options: Grass, Grasshopper, Snake, Hawk

Back

Grasshopper

Front

What would likely happen if the roadrunner population disappeared from its ecosystem?

Back

There would be an increase in scorpion populations.