Food Chains Review

Sam put a potted plant in a very large, dark box in his backyard. He gave it water every day. After  several weeks, Sam noticed the plant had stopped growing. Which is the most likely reason the plant  stopped growing?

• It could not make enough food.

• It did not get enough water.

• It was not planted in the ground.

• It did not have enough space.

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A student is creating a food chain with a wolf, the Sun, a rabbit, and grass. The student  wants to show the flow of energy for this food chain. What order should these be placed  in from beginning to end?

•  the Sun --> wolf --> rabbit --> grass

• wolf --> grass --> rabbit --> the Sun

• grass --> rabbit--> wolf --> the Sun

• the Sun --> grass --> rabbit --> wolf

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Plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Which of the following do plants  need in order to make their own food?

• water, sunlight, oxygen

• water, sunlight, soil

• water, sunlight, carbon dioxide

• water, sunlight, fertilizer

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Which type of organism uses the Sun’s energy to make its own food?

• A mouse

• A plant

• A snake

• A mushroom

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Where do plants get the energy they need to make their own food?

• water

• air

• soil

• sunlight

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Which of these statements about food chains is true?

• There are more consumers than producers in a food chain.  

• The Sun is the original source of all energy in a food chain. 

• Producers are the original source of all energy in a food chain.  

•  Consumers are the original source of all energy in a food chain.

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Which living thing is a rabbit’s most likely source of stored energy from food?

• Bear

• Grass

• Hawk

• Mouse

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What is one difference between a consumer and a producer?

• A consumer cannot make its own food like a producer.

• A consumer is at the beginning of the food chain and a producer is at the end.

• A consumer is larger in size than a producer

• A consumer passes its energy on and a producer does not. 

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Sally is making a list of living things that cannot make their own food. Which living thing will be on Sally's list?  

• Oak Tree

• Grasshopper

• Daisy

• Moss

Martel takes a tour of a mangrove orchard. He then sketches the following diagram in his journal to  show one food chain involving the organisms in a mangrove orchard. The Sun → mangrove tree →  mud crab → fish → turtle. Which organism in this food chain produces its own food?  

• The fish

• the turtle

• The mangrove tree

• the mud crab

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