Grade 5 Science Quiz: Food Chain and Life Cycle

What is the role of plants in the food chain?

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Predators

Which animals are considered primary consumers in the food chain?

• Lions

• Rabbits

• Crocodiles

• Hawks

What do secondary consumers eat to get energy?

• Herbivores

• Plants

• Decomposers

• Producers

Which animals are at the top of the food chain?

• Deer

• Crocodiles

• Cows

• Rabbits

What is the main source of energy in the food chain?

• Water

• Air

• Soil

• Sunlight

What is the role of decomposers in the ecosystem?

• Recycle nutrients

• Eat herbivores

• Break down dead plants and animals

• Produce food

Why is the food chain important in nature?

• To isolate living things

• To reduce energy flow

• To maintain balance

• To disrupt the ecosystem

What does a food web show that a food chain does not?

• Single organism dependency

• Interconnected network of relationships

• Isolated feeding patterns

• Linear path of energy flow

In a forest ecosystem, what do owls eat?

• Trees

• Grass

• Rabbits

• Mice

How many stages do cockroaches and mosquitoes go through in their life cycle?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five