Food Chains Quiz

What is a producer in a food chain?

• A consumer that feeds on plants and other producers

• An organism that only eats other organisms

• A type of decomposer that breaks down dead organic matter

• An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

Name an example of a decomposer in a food chain.

• Lions and tigers

• Trees and plants

• Bacteria and fungi

• Birds and fish

Explain the relationship between predator and prey in a food chain.

• Predators hunt and consume prey as a source of food, which helps regulate the population of the prey species.

• Predators and prey have a symbiotic relationship where they both benefit from each other's presence.

• Predators and prey have a competitive relationship where they try to outdo each other in the food chain.

• Predators and prey do not interact with each other in a food chain.

Give an example of a predator-prey relationship in a food chain.

• lion and zebra

• hippo and crocodile

• cheetah and antelope

• elephant and giraffe

What is the difference between a herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore?

• They have different diets.

• They have different habitats

• They are all the same type of animal

• They all eat the same food

Provide an example of an omnivore in a food chain.

• Elephant

• Lion

• Bear

• Tiger

How does energy transfer occur in a food chain?

• Photosynthesis and respiration

• Consumption and digestion of organisms in the food chain

• Weather patterns and climate change

• Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

Explain one way in which human activities can impact a food chain.

• Climate change

• Deforestation

• Overfishing

• Pollution