Web of Life: Mystery 1

What living things in the food web are producers?

• rabbit and mouse

• hawk and snake

• wildflowers and grass

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Which of the following is a consumer?

• snake

• grass

• sun

• water

A living thing that eats only meat is called what?

• omnivore

• herbivore

• carnivore

• producer

A living thing that eats only plants is called what?

• omnivore

• herbivore

• carnivore

• producer

According to the food web, what does the frog eat?

• grasshopper

• cricket

• cattail

• shrew

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According to the food web, a shrew is eaten by what?

• grasshopper

• cricket

• frog

• snake

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Mateo is making a book about food chains that includes caterpillars, parsley and birds. What order should the living things be listed in the boxes pictured. Pay attention to the direction of the arrows.

• parsley, caterpillars, birds

• caterpillars, birds, parsley

• birds, caterpillars, parsley

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Mateo's garden is being overrun by swallowtail caterpillars. If he wants to get rid of them what should be do? Use the information provided and select the TRUE statement below.

• Mateo should pull out the parsley plants and plant carrots instead.

• Mateo should get a cat to scare the robins away.

• Mateo should pull out the parsley plants and plant a bush that grows berries.

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Joel recently learned that living things are connected to one another through food chains. The cards describe four living things that Joel finds in his local park. Read about each living thing. Then put them in the correct order to make a food chain. Be sure to start with a producer.

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If all the ants in the park suddenly disappeared, what do you think would happen? Use the food chain that you developed above to help you answer. Choose all that apply.

• 1. I think more grass will grow because the ants won’t be there to eat it.

• 1. I think more fence lizards will survive because the ants won’t eat them.

• 1. I think less grass will grow because the fence lizards will eat more of it.

• I think fewer fence lizards will survive because they won’t have ants to eat.

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