Food Chains

Why is the insect a consumer?

• It is eaten by a mouse.
• It can make its own food.
• It eats the plant.

In the food chain pictured, the source of energy for the water plant is ______.

• Sun
• Water Plant
• Mayfly
• Trout

In the food chain pictured, why is the plant a producer?

• The plant consumes the sun.
• The plant makes its own food.
• The plant is not a producer.

Which of the following organisms is a producer?

• Sun
• Water Plant
• Mayfly 
• Trout

Which picture would be first to show the flow of energy through the food chain.

• Snake
• Sun
• Carrot
• Rabbit

Which picture would be second to show the flow of energy through the food chain.

• snake
• sun
• carrot
• rabbit

Short Answer on the Test: What would happen if all of the carrots died in the food chain?

• The rabbits would have too much to eat.
• The rabbits would not be able to eat carrots.

What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

What is this called?

• Food Web
• Food Chain
• Abiotic Factors

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf