Marine Food Webs

An animal that only eats other animals is a _______________.

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

A living thing that makes its own food is called a __________________________.

• consumer
• producer
• carnivore
• herbivore

Which of these organisms would most likely be found at the top of an energy pyramid?

• clams

• sardines

• sharks

• kelp (seaweed)

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Which of these organisms would most likely be found at the bottom of a biomass pyramid?

• giant squids

• sand sharks

• sea cucumbers

• green algae

From where do autotrophs obtain their energy?

• The sun
• Other organisms

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What is another name to describe an autotroph?

• Consumer
• Producer

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The diagram provided shows a marine food chain. In this food chain, the zooplankton are

• primary producers.

• primary consumers.

• secondary consumers.

• tertiary consumers.

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The picture provided shows an ocean bay food chain. Sea otters move into the ocean bay. They eat all of the sea urchins. This change will cause the

• kelp to have less food.

• crabs to have more food.

• sea ducks to have less food.

• arctic foxes to have more food.

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What does a food chain represent?

• How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.
• All of the things that a particular animal eats.
• How plants create their own food.
• A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.

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