Food Chain & Web

A spider eats flies regularly. Which is the prey in this example?

• the spider

• the fly

• neither

• them both

Why do consumers need producers?

• to stay healthy

• to collect sunlight

• to provide them energy

• they don't need producers

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Why are decomposers important?

• they break down dead animals and replace nutrients in the soil.

• they provide energy to consumers

• they make their own food

• they collect sunlight

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Which of the following is an example of a predator and prey relationship?

• a frog eats a housefly

• a person eats an orange

• a frog eats a racoon

• a rabbit eats grass

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Which of the following is a correct food chain?

• grass - fox - rabbit

• owl - mouse - seed

• leaf - deer - wolf

• leaf - snake - worm

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A prey is an animal that...

• is killed and eaten by other animals

• kills other animals

• only eats plants

• is not in a food chain

Which animal in the food chain is an herbivore and eats only plants?

• wolf

• hedgehog

• fox

• grasshopper

Producers are ...

• plants

• able to do photosynthesis

• also called autotrophs

• all of these are true

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An animal that hunts other animals for food is a ___________

• herbivore

• predator

• prey

• omnivore

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

• grass

• dog

• shark

• fish

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