Food Webs

What is a food web?

• A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains that shows how different organisms in an ecosystem are connected through their feeding relationships.

• A system of interlocking and interdependent water chains that shows how different organisms in an ecosystem are connected through their feeding relationships.

• A system of interlocking and interdependent air chains that shows how different organisms in an ecosystem are connected through their feeding relationships.

• A system of interlocking and interdependent land chains that shows how different organisms in an ecosystem are connected through their feeding relationships.

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What is the base of the food web?

• Consumers like animals

• Decomposers like bacteria

• Producers like plants and algae

• Predators like lions and tigers

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In a food web, organisms can be both predators and prey because they...

• consume other organisms

• are consumed by other organisms

• are not part of the food chain

• do not interact with other organisms

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In which ecosystems can food webs be found?

• Deserts, tundras, and mountains

• Forests, oceans, and grasslands

• Cities, towns, and villages

• Rivers, lakes, and ponds

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What is the direction of energy flow in a food web?

• From higher trophic levels to producers

• From consumers to decomposers

• From producers to higher trophic levels

• From decomposers to consumers

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