Food Chains and Food Webs

What are plants and animals that get their energy from eating other things?

• producers
• consumers
• decomposers
• herbivores

Which part of the food chain only eats meat?

• an herbivore
• a producer
• a carnivore
• a decomposer

An elephant only eats plants. Which type of consumer is an elephant?

• an herbivore
• a carnivore
• a second-level consumer
• a third-level consumer

Which of the following do omnivores eat?

• plants only
• plants and meat
• meat only
• they make their own food

In a food web, which of these is a producer?

• humans
• lizards
• spiders
• grass

A cricket only eats plants. What would a cricket be classified as on a food web?

• an omnivore
• a carnivore
• an herbivore
• a producer

A spider eats insects, like flies and crickets. What type of consumer is a spider?

• an herbivore
• a carnivore
• an omnivore
• a decomposer

What is the role of a decomposer in a food web?

• It eats animals.
• It produces its own food and provides other organisms with food.
• It eats plants.
• It breaks down dead plants and animals into minerals.

How do living things get energy?

• by sleeping
• by adapting to their environment
• the Sun
• by moving around

Which of the following shows the proper order of a food chain?

• producers->carnivores->decomposers->herbivores
• herbivores->decomposers->producers->carnivores
• producers->herbivores->carnivores->decomposers
• producers->carnivores->herbivores->decomposers