Food Chains/Web

What do the arrows show in a food chain picture?

• They always point to the smallest animals.
• They point to the animal that tastes the best.
• They always point to the producers.
• They point in the direction that energy is flowing.

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Producers get their energy from the ______.

• water
• Sun
• eating animals
• eating plants

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Which food chain is in the correct order?

• cat, grass, bird, snail
• bird, snail, grass, cat
• grass, snail, bird, cat
• grass, cat, bird, snail

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Which organism is the tertiary consumer in the food chain pictured?

• sea lion
• killer whale
• penguin
• small fish

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Different organisms living together in the same area:

• community
• population
• species
• ecosystem

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All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n):

• ecosystem
• house
• community
• mountain

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Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?

• There would be more food for secondary consumers.
• The number of primary consumers would increase.
• The number of plants would increase.
• The number of secondary consumers would increase.

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How do producers obtain energy?

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

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Which represents the largest group in a food web?

• carnivores
• omnivores
• herbivores
• producers

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