Science Food Chain quiz

Which food chain correctly describes the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

• A. Grass-->cow-->human

• B. Caterpillar-->leaf-->human

• C. Cow-->grass-->human

• D. Leaf-->bird-->caterpillar

Rabbits eat grass and other plants to survive, but they do not eat animals. What kind of animal are rabbits?

• A. Decomposers

• B. Carnivores

• C. Producers

• D. Herbivores

How do decomposers help other organisms in an ecosystem?

• A. They break down dead organisms and add nutrients back to the soil that plants use.

• B.

  They use the sunlight to make their own food that other organisms eat for energy.

• C.

  They help disperse seeds for plant growth.

• D.

  Decomposers do not help other organisms in an ecosystem.

In what order do a hawk, grass, and rabbit form a food chain in a meadow?

• A. Hawk-->grass-->rabbit

• B. Grass-->hawk-->rabbit

• C. Rabbit-->grass-->hawk

• D. Grass-->rabbit-->hawk

Which of the following lists only consumers?

• A. Hawks, lizards, chipmunks

• B. Acorns, squirrels, rabbits

• C. Grass, chipmunks, eagles

• D. Mice, squirrels, grass

A _______________ cannot make its own energy and eats only plants for their energy.

• A. producer

• B. Primary consumer

• C. Secondary Consumer

• D. Tertiary Consumer

A type of consumer that eats only meat is called a...

• A. herbivore

• B. carnivore

• C. omnivore

• D. producer

7. _____________ are an example of decomposers.

• A. fish

• B. bacteria

• C. plants

• D. seaweed

8. What is a producer?

• A. an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

• B. an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

• C. an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

• D. an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

9. Which Of the following, which is the correct sequence for the flow of energy in a food chain?

• A. Producers consumers decomposers

• b. Decomposers producers consumers

• C. Consumers decomposer producers

• D. Consumers producers decomposers