7.5C - Food Chains, Food Webs & Pyramids

Which of the following correctly shows how energy flows through a food chain?

• Sun → carnivores → producers → herbivores

• Sun → producers → herbivores → carnivores

• Sun → herbivores → carnivores → producers

• Sun → producers → carnivores → herbivores

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The image provided shows the flow of energy through a food chain.

Which organism in this food chain is a producer?

• Phytoplankton

• Water fleas

• Minnows

• Yellow Perch

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What is the role of a consumer in the flow of energy through a food chain?

• Obtaining necessary nutrients from the soil.

• Transforming the Sun’s energy to make food.

• Gaining energy by eating other living things.

• Decomposing the remains of living things.

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Which organism in this food web get its energy, indirectly, from prairie grass?

• Squirrel

• Mountain lion

• Robin

• Eagle

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The food web depicted here would be able to support the smallest number of which of the following organisms?

• Diatoms

• Shrimp

• Squid

• Tuna

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