Year 7 Food Chains Quiz

What is the first organism in a food chain called?

• consumer

• decomposer

• predator

• producer

What is the second organism in a food chain called?

• decomposer

• secondary consumer

• producer

• primary consumer

What is the third organism in a food chain called?

• producer

• decomposer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

What is the last organism in a food chain called?

• decomposer

• primary producer

• herbivore

• top predator

What is a producer in a food chain?

• An organism that relies on other organisms for food.

• An organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis.

• An organism that decomposes dead organisms for food.

• An organism that consumes other organisms for food.

What is a consumer in a food chain?

• An organism that obtains energy from inorganic sources.

• An organism that produces energy by consuming other organisms.

• An organism that obtains energy from the sun.

• An organism that obtains energy by consuming other organisms.

What is a decomposer in a food chain?

• An organism that breaks down dead organic matter and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

• An organism that helps in the process of pollination.

• An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.

• An organism that consumes other organisms for energy.

Give an example of a herbivore in a food chain.

• eagle

• shark

• lion

• rabbit

Give an example of a carnivore in a food chain.

• elephant

• zebra

• giraffe

• lion

In a Food Web the Arrow always points to

• the Consumer

• the Prey

• the Producer

• the Sun