Food Chains and Webs Quiz

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

• cricket

• grasshopper

• frog

• snake

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Polar Bears eat mostly seals and harp (a type of fish). Polar Bears are _____________.

• herbivores

• carnivores

• omnivores

• decomposers

Which animal is higher on the food chain?

• grass

• antelope

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Who is at the top of this food chain?

• grass

• grasshopper

• mouse

• owl

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What kind of organisms are usually at the top of the food chain?

• producers

• herbivores

• omnivores

• carnivores

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What is a food chain?

• A complex network of interconnected food webs.

• A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next one in the chain.

• A group of organisms that share the same habitat.

• A cycle of energy flow in an ecosystem.

Which of the following best describes a food web?

• A single path of energy flow in an ecosystem.

• A network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

• A diagram showing the number of organisms at each trophic level.

• A list of all the producers in an ecosystem.

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What is meant by "trophic level" in an ecosystem?

• The position an organism occupies in a food chain.

• The number of organisms in a food web.

• The amount of energy lost at each level of a food chain.

• The total biomass of an ecosystem.

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In a typical food chain, which trophic level do primary consumers occupy?

• First trophic level

• Second trophic level

• Third trophic level

• Fourth trophic level

Which of the following organisms is most likely to be at the top of a food chain?

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Deer

• Lion

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