Reading a Food Web

Food Chains and Food Webs Reading

Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Reading

Food Chains and Food Webs

Which pond animal could also survive in a land ecosystem?

Open Ended

How might an ecosystem change if it suddenly became colder?

Multiple Choice

A producer...

• eats other organisms

• makes its own food

• breaks down dead organisms

• eats mostly plants

Multiple Select

Decomposers... (choose all that apply)

• break down dead plants and animals

• puts nutrients back in the soil

• worms and bacteria are two types

Multiple Choice

Predators...

• hunt other animals

• are hunted by other animals

Multiple Choice

Prey...

• hunt other animals

• are hunted by other animals

Multiple Choice

Carnivores...

• only eat meat

• only eat plants

• eat both meat and plants

Multiple Choice

Herbivores...

• only eat meat

• only eat plants

• eat both meat and plants

Multiple Choice

Omnivores...

• only eat meat

• only eat plants

• eat both meat and plants