Food Chain, Food Webs, and the Energy Pyramid

Where does most of the energy on Earth come?

• Gravity

• Water

• Wind

• Sun

In the Energy Pyramid Shown here, which trophic level has the largest amount of energy?

• The Eagle

• The Snake

• The Rabbit

• Grass

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

Producers are always at the __________ of a food chain

• Beginning

• Middle

• End

• Producers are not part of the food chain

A producer is something that:

• Eats plants

• Makes its own food

• Eats animals

• Eats plants and animals

Plants obtain light from the sun to make food during _______________.

• respiration

• pollination

• reproduction

• photosynthesis

Oxygen is produced during photosynthesis. Is this true?

• True

• False

What are plants called in a food chain?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Scavengers

Which of the following organisms is a producer?

• grass

• rabbit

• fox

• snake

What is a consumer?

• Organism that makes its own energy
• Organism that breaks down dead organisms
• Organism that eats other organisms for food & energy