Food Web #2

According to the food web, the kangaroo rat most likely competes with which organism for food?

• snake, desert fox, and hawk

• snake only

• small lizard and insect

• desert plant

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Which predator has the most prey?

• large lizard

• desert plant

• hawk

• desert fox

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What would most likely happen if the producers increased?

• The insects, small lizards, and kangaroo rats would increase along with the organisms that eat them.

• The organisms that eat the producers would move to a new location.

• The scorpion population would decrease.

• The hawks would start to eat the producers.

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What type of consumer is the desert fox?

• omnivore

• carnivore

• herbivore

• producer

What is the role of the scorpion?

• Prey

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Producer

Part of a desert food web is shown. What

would most likely happen if a new species of

insects, that predators don’t eat, was introduced

into this desert ecosystem?

• The producers would increase to meet the

  needs of the new insects.

• The new insects would multiply and eat most

  of producers, negatively impacting the rest of

  the organisms.

• The new insects would die off, negatively

  impacting the rest of the organisms.

• The new insects would not have any impact

  on the organisms.

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The bread shown below has mold on its surface. What is the purpose of mold growing on the bread?

• Because it is a producer, mold provides

  energy for the food chain.

• Because it is a producer, mold passes energy

  to consumers.

• Because it is a decomposer, mold is breaking

  down the bread to get the energy it needs.

• The mold does not have any purpose.

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The chart shows animals in an ecosystem

and what they eat. Which animals eat the same producer?

• frog and buzzard

• fox and buzzard

• grasshopper and rabbit

• rabbit and fox

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