The Chesapeake Bay Food Web Quiz

Which organism is the top (apex) predator?

• Terrapin

• Blue Heron

• Striped Bass

• Perch

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Which populations would be directly effected by an increase in striped bass population?

• Coraker

• Menhaden

• Weakfish

• Zooplankton

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Snails are active herbivores. How would the food web be impacted if the snail population became increasingly large?

• Much of the producer population would decrease, and the rest of the food web would struggle to survive.

• Much of the producer population would decrease, and the other herbivores would increase.

• Other producer populations (phytoplankton and wild celery) would thrive because they have more space to grow.

• The biodiversity of the food web would decrease.

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Which organism(s) is a omnivore?

• Oyster

• Menhaden

• Mud Crab

• Zooplankton

Blue crabs are commonly harvested for food on the Eastern Shore. If overharvested the ​ (a)   population will decrease and the ​ (b)   population will increase.

• blue heron
• weakfish
• insect larva
• menhaden
• zooplankton

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Organize the organisms into the correct niche.

Groups:

(a) Carnivore

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(b) Herbivore

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(c) Producer

• Croaker

• Mute Swan

• Wild Celery

• Terrapin Turtle

• Snails

• Algae

• Worms

• Perch

• Eelgrass

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Label the trophic pyramid with the correct levels.

a

b

c

d

e

f

secondary consumers

thertiary consumers

quaternary consumers

Apex predator(s)

primary consumers

producers

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Place the organisms in the trophic pyramid based on their role in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.

a

b

c

d

e

f

Phytoplankton

Zooplankton

Striped Bass

Croaker

Grass Shrimp

Great Blue Heron

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