Food Web Knowledge Check

A living thing that can create its own food is known as a...

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Predator

Which food chain shows one complete pathway in which energy flows through this food web?

• Desert grasses and shrubs > Termites > Barn owl

• Desert grasses and shrubs > Mountain zebra > Cheetah

• Desert grasses and shrubs > Termites > Spotted hyena

• Desert grasses and shrubs > gemsboks > Grant's golden moles

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All living things that depend on producers directly or indirectly for food are known as…

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Scavengers

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Which organism transfers the most energy within the freshwater ecosystem food web?

• Bass because they are predators

• Copepods because they support 2 food chains

• Crayfish because they are at the bottom

• Algae because they are producers

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The process of using the Sun’s energy, in addition to water and carbon dioxide is known as…

• Respiration

• Living Interactions

• Competition

• Photosynthesis

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What role do racoons play in this food web?

• Prey

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Consumer

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What do you call a type of consumer that only eats plants?

• Decomposer

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

Which organism in the rain forest food web only eats consumers?

• Okapis

• Civets

• Leopards

• Gorillas

What do you call a type of consumer that only eats other animals (meat)?

• Decomposer

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

What role does the shrimp play in the following food chain?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

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