Quarter 1 Test Review

What type of organism does a food chain always start with?

• Producer
• Consumer
• Decomposer
• Omnivore

What do the arrows in food chains point to?

• The eater
• The thing being eaten
• The 3rd level consumer
• The apex predator

How does the amount of energy change as it moves up an energy pyramid?

• It increases.
• It decreases.
• It stays the same.
• It depends on the apex predator.

The original source of energy for all food webs is __________________.

• The sun
• Plants
• Animals
• Fossil Fuels

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ___________________.

• Producer
• Consumer
• Autotroph
• Plants

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a _______________.

• Food Web
• Energy Pyramid
• Ecosystem
• Energy Chain

Primary consumers are also known as ____________.

• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Omnivores
• Detritivores

Which of the following is NOT a food chain found in the food web?

• Grass --> Mouse --> Owl
• Grass --> Grasshopper --> Frog --> Snake --> Hawk
• Hawk --> Snake --> Frog --> Mouse
• Grass --> Rabbit --> Fox

What are the 2 apex predators in this food web?

• Rabbit and Mouse
• Hawk and Fox
• Hawk and Snake
• Snake and Fox

What would happen to the population of mice if the owl population disappeared?

• It would increase.
• It would decrease.
• Nothing would happen.
• Not enough information to tell.