Food Web and Food Chain Quiz

What are producers in a food chain?

• Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis

• Microorganisms that break down dead organisms for food

• Animals that eat other animals for food

• Plants that rely on other organisms for food

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Give an example of a consumer in a food chain.

• Lion

• Tree

• Flower

• Bacteria

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What is the role of decomposers in the food chain?

• They help in the process of photosynthesis in plants.

• They provide energy to the producers in the food chain.

• They hunt and consume other organisms for energy.

• They break down dead organisms and waste, releasing nutrients back into the environment.

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Name one decomposer commonly found in a food chain.

• Bacteria

• Tree

• Lion

• Elephant

Explain the predator-prey relationship with an example.

• Rabbit eating grass

• Mouse hunting a snake

• A plant making food from energy from the sun

• Lion hunting a zebra

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How does energy flow in a food web?

• Energy flows from the organisms to the sun

• Energy flows from the organisms to the environment

• Energy flows from the sun to the organisms directly

• Energy flows from one organism to another through the consumption of other organisms.

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What is the relationship between living and nonliving components in a food web?

• Nonliving components consume living organisms in a food web

• Living organisms are not part of a food web

• Living organisms and nonliving components have no relationship in a food web

• Living organisms consume and are consumed by other organisms, while nonliving components are physical factors.

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Give an example of a nonliving component in a food web.

• Decomposer

• Plant

• Producer

• Sunlight

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What is the role of herbivores in a food chain?

• They produce their own food through photosynthesis.

• They break down dead organisms and waste, releasing nutrients back into the environment.

• They consume plants and are a source of energy for carnivores.

• They have no role in the food chain.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

• A food chain shows a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple interconnected food chains.

• A food chain involves only plants, while a food web involves both plants and animals.

• A food chain involves only animals, while a food web involves both plants and animals.

• There is no difference between a food chain and a food web.

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