Science Check Up - 4.9AB

Energy that moves through the organisms in a food web originally comes from the --

• moon

• sun

• water

• soil

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Which of the following is an example of a producer?

• rabbit

• insect

• grass

• bird

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If a fire on the grasslands were to happen, what change would likely occur in the food web there?

• Producers would have to find a new energy source.

• There would be an increase in consumers.

• Plants would be able to produce more food.

• Animals that eat plants would move away or starve.

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Which of the following processes best describes how plants get their energy? Plants get their energy by --

• using sunlight to make food

• absorbing it from the soil

• removing the energy from water

• putting gases into the air

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An elephant gets the energy it need to survive when it -

• drinks water from streams

• warms itself in the sun

• eats grass and leaves

• sleeps on the ground

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A pond food chain is illustrated here. In this food chain, the large fish gets its energy by --

• absorbing sunlight

• eating plants

• preying on small fish

• being food for the hawk

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What is an example of a consumer?

• an oak tree absorbing sunlight

• a cactus storing water

• water absorbed by roots of a plant

• a cow eating grass in a field

Which role in an ecosystem is missing from this food web?

• predator

• producer

• decomposer

• consumer

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A partial woodland food web is shown in the picture. What is the source of energy for this food web?

• seeds

• the Sun

• red tailed hawk

• grass

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Which organism obtains its energy directly from a producer in the pictured food chain?

• the Sun

• krill

• photosynthesis

• squid

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