Food Webs Quiz

The model above is an example of a ...

• food chain

• food web

• habitat

• ecosystem

True/False
Food webs show you everything an animal eats. Food chains show you one thing.

• True

• False

What do lizards eat?

• mice

• grasshoppers

• hawks

• grass

What are the 2 consumers of periwinkle?

• blue crab and blue herring

• diamondback terrapin and cord grass

• herring gull and otter

• blue crab and diamondback terripan

What is a food chain?

• A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food

• A network of interconnected food webs

• A group of animals that live together

• A type of ecosystem

In a typical food chain, which of the following is usually the primary producer?

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Plants

• Decomposers

Which of the following correctly represents the flow of energy in a food chain?

• Carnivores → Herbivores → Plants

• Plants → Herbivores → Carnivores

• Decomposers → Carnivores → Herbivores

• Herbivores → Plants → Carnivores

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

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Fox

• Bacteria

Which of the following is a primary consumer in a food chain?

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Fox

• Hawk

Which of the following organisms is typically at the top of a food chain?

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Fox

• Hawk