Food Chains and Food Webs Pre-assessment

A(n) ________________ is a living thing.

• Cell

• Organism

• Population

• Community

What is being transferred in a food chain?

• Energy

• Data

• Animals

• Water

In a food chain, ______________ use the sun's energy to make food.

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

Which organisms consume dead or decaying matter to obtain the nutrients they need to survive?

• Carnivores

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

Consumers obtain energy by _____________.

• Making their own food

• Eating other organisms for energy

Which is an example of a carnivore?

• A horse eating hay and grass

• A giraffe eating fruit and leaves

• A tiger eating zebras and deer

• An ape eating insects and bananas

Which group of animals are producers in a food web?

• Butterfly, grasshopper, and mouse

• Wolf, hawk, and raccoon

• Grass, tree, and acorn

• Deer, squirrel, and cardinal

What would happen FIRST if an area of the forest was clear cut?

• There would be more rain in that area

• There would be more animals living in that area

• There would be fewer homes for the animals that live there

• More plants would grow back to replace those that were lost

A carnivore ______________.

• Eats plants

• Eats plants and meat

• Eats meat

A herbivore ____________.

• Eats plants

• Eats plants and meat

• Eats meat