Food Web Test

What is a predator?

• an animal that only eats meat

• an animal that eats other animals

• an animal that gets eaten by other animals

• an animal that only eats plants

What is prey?

• an animal that only eats meat

• an animal that eats other animals

• an animal that gets eaten by other animals

• an animal that only eats plants

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What is a carnivore?

• an animal that only eats meat

• an animal that eats other animals

• an animal that gets eaten by other animals

• an animal that only eats plants

What is an herbivore?

• an animal that only eats meat

• an animal that eats other animals

• an animal that gets eaten by other animals

• an animal that only eats plants

What is an animal called that eats both plants and other animals?

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• Brayan when he hasn't eaten for 3 hours (pictured here)

Look closely at this food web. What might happen if all the trees were cut down by humans? (you must choose 2 correct answers!)

• the number of lions would go DOWN (decrease)

• the number of cheetahs would go UP (increase)

• the amount of grass would go DOWN (decrease)

• the number of grasshoppers would go UP (increase)

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Look closely at this food web. What would happen if the rhinos were hunted to extinction? (you must choose 3 correct answers!)

• the number of lions would go DOWN (decrease)

• the number of giraffes would go UP (increase)

• the number of giraffes would go DOWN (decrease)

• the number of trees would go UP (increase)

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Look closely at this food web. What would happen if the mice were poisoned by farmers? (there is only ONE correct answer)

• the rhinos would also be poisoned

• the falcons (big bird at the top) would also be poisoned

• the cheetahs would also be poisoned

• the grasshoppers would die off

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True or false: even though carnivores don't eat plants, they are still affected when plants are removed from or poisoned in an environment.

• True

• False

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True or false: when a plant or animal is removed from a food web, ONLY the animals that DIRECTLY eat it are affected.

• True

• False

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