Desert Food Chain and Web Quiz

What is a food chain?

• A path by which energy flows from one living thing to another in an environment.

• A combination of food chains that shows how energy moves.

• A type of organism that makes its own food.

• A type of consumer.

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What are organisms that make their own food called?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Predators

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What do producers get their energy from?

• The sun

• Other organisms

• The soil

• Water

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What do consumers get energy by doing?

• Eating other organisms

• Making their own food

• Absorbing sunlight

• Decomposing organic matter

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What is a food web?

• A combination of food chains

• A single food chain

• A type of consumer

• A type of producer

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What do food webs show?

• How energy moves from the sun through an environment

• The types of producers in an ecosystem

• The number of consumers in a food chain

• The energy source for producers

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Which of the following is an example of a primary consumer?

• A rabbit

• A hawk

• A tree

• A mushroom

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How do plants contribute to the food web?

• By consuming other organisms

• By providing energy through photosynthesis

• By decomposing organic matter

• By competing for resources

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

• The sun

• Wind

• Water

• Soil nutrients

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Which organisms are known as secondary consumers?

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Producers

• Decomposers