Science 4.9 A&B Quiz

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

Which organism is considered a decomposer?

• Lion
• Fish
• Fungi
• Snake

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

• Decomposer
• Producer
• Secondary Consumer
• Primary Consumer

What is the first place energy starts in a food chain?

• plants
• sun
• animals

Which is the correct food chain order?

• producer ----> consumer -----> decomposer 
• producer <-- 1st Consumer <-- 2nd Consumer
• 2nd consumer     --> 1st consumer  --> producer
• decomposer      --> consumer --> producer

A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.

• mutualism
• competition
• predator/prey
• parasitism

A relationship that involves animals having to fight for something they both need or want

• competition
• predation
• commensalism
• parasitism

How do producers obtain energy?

• They conduct photosynthesis.
• They consume plants.
• They consume primary consumers.
• They consume secondary consumers.

Horses eat grass, so they are a ______.

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore

Cats ONLY eat meat. They are ____.

• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Omnivores