Food Chains, Webs, and Energy Pyramids

What is the producer in the picture above?

• grasshopper

• snake

• grass

• Sun

What is the decomposer in the picture above?

• grass

• fungus/mushrooms

• hawk

• frog

The model above is an example of a ...

• food chain

• food web

• habitat

• ecosystem

A model that shows one direct flow of energy from the Sun to decomposers in an ecosystem is called a

• food web

• food chain

• population

• community

A model that shows how all of the food chains in an ecosystem overlap and connect is called a

• community

• habitat

• food chain

• food web

What do decomposers do in a food chain?

• they are the first part of a food chain that feeds all of the other organisms

• they break down all other organisms to provide nutrients for the soil to help the producers

• they serve as food for the consumers

When you compare the deer to the wolf, the deer would be the

• decompser

• predator

• prey

• producer

Click on the imgae to make it larger-- Choose the herbivores in the food web....

• hawk

• mouse

• rabbit

• snake

Click on the image to make it larger--The rabbit gets energy from the ....

• hawk

• mouse

• wildflowers

• grass

A shark eats mostly fish and smaller ocean animals. A shark is a ...

• herbivore

• carnviore

• decomposer