Energy Flow in Ecosystems Quiz

What is a food web?

• A food chain

• A group of connected food chains

• Something made by a spider

• A group of animals living together

Which one is a consumer?

• Sunflower

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Oak tree

Which one is true about consumers?

• They make their own food

• They eat plants or other animals

• They produce energy from sunlight

• They are always plants

Which of the following statements is true about food chains?

• They show how energy moves from the sun to plants and then to animals.

• They always begin with a large animal at the start.

• They do not include plants.

• They happen without energy from the sun.

What role do decomposers play in the trophic pyramid?

• They produce energy

• They recycle nutrients

• They consume primary consumers

• They are top predators

What question do Food Webs/Food Chains answer?

• Where does energy go?

• How do plants grow?

• Who depends on whom?

• What is the water cycle?

What relationship do Food Webs/Food Chains follow?

• How energy changes

• Predator and prey

• Water cycle

• Plant growth

Which one tells about energy flow from the Sun?

• Trophic Pyramid

• Food Webs/Food Chains

• Water cycle

• Plant growth

What type of energy do producers convert sunlight into?

• Heat Energy

• Electrical Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Sound Energy

Name something that a consumer uses energy for.

(More than one answer)

• Making reproducing (making more of the same animal)

• Catching food

• Running away from other consumers

• All of the Above