Food Chain and Energy Flow Quiz HMH Science

Which of the following is a producer?

• Grasshopper

• Bird

• Grass

• Fish

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Which animal eats only other animals?

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Producer

• Carnivore

What do plants use to make food?

• Rocks and soil

• Sunlight, water, and air

• Dirt and water

• Sunlight and animals

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Where does the energy in a food chain begin?

• Animals

• The soil

• The Sun

• Air

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Which group contains only consumers?

• Grass, tree, flower

• Shark, owl, frog

• Sun, grass, tree

• Mushroom, sun, grass

What does the energy in food chains always flow toward?

• The Sun

• Larger living things

• The organism that gets the energy

• The plants

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Which step in the food chain shows a herbivore getting energy?

• A bird eating a fish

• A frog eating a worm

• A grasshopper eating grass

• A snake eating a mouse

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Which of the following best describes a food chain?

• A cycle that never ends

• A model that shows how water moves through an ecosystem

• A model that shows how energy moves from one living thing to another

• A drawing of animals and plants

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What happens when a shark eats a small fish?

• The shark gives energy to the fish

• The fish gives energy to the shark

• The shark stores sunlight

• The energy goes back to the plant

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Which of these correctly shows the order of a food chain?

• Owl → Mouse → Plant → Sun

• Mouse → Owl → Sun → Plant

• Sun → Plant → Mouse → Owl

• Plant → Sun → Owl → Mouse

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