Food Webs and Food Chains

What is the term used to describe the reliance of organisms on each other within an ecosystem?

• Isolation

• Association

• Independence

• Interdependence

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What is a linear representation of how energy travels through an ecosystem called?

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Energy Chain

• Energy Web

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Which of the following is an example of a producer in a food chain?

• Rabbit

• Owl

• Berry Bush

• Mushroom

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What do consumers need to eat to gain their energy?

• Water

• Other living organisms

• Sunlight

• Plants

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Which type of consumer only eats plants?

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Scavengers

• Herbivores

What type of consumer has sharp, pointy teeth to chew meat?

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Scavengers

• Herbivores

What are animals that get hunted by predators called?

• Predators

• Consumers

• Scavengers

• Prey

What does a food web represent in an ecosystem?

• One path of energy

• The relationships between all organisms

• The flow of air

• The flow of water

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In the marine food web, which organism provides energy for the penguins and the sea lion?

• Fish

• Orca

• Snake

• Mouse

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What would happen to the penguin and sea lion population if the fish were removed from the marine food web?

• No impact

• Decrease

• Remain the same

• Increase

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