Food Chains and Food Webs

What is a food chain?

• A series of restaurants that serve the same type of food.

• A process where animals compete for food.

• The path of energy from the sun to a producer to an animal to another animal.

• A collection of different foods that an animal eats.

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What do the arrows in a food chain diagram represent?

• The direction of the sun's movement.

• The movement of animals in the ecosystem.

• The direction that water flows.

• The direction that energy flows.

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In a food chain, organisms rely on each other for what?

• Shelter

• Food

• Water

• Oxygen

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Which of the following best describes the role of organisms in a food chain?

• They act independently and do not affect each other.

• They are like isolated islands, each existing separately.

• They are like links in a chain, each connected to the next.

• They exist in a hierarchy where only the strongest survive.

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What is the role of the sun in a food chain?

• It provides energy for consumers.

• It is the final link in a food chain.

• It provides energy for producers.

• It consumes energy from plants and algae.

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Which of the following are considered producers in a food chain?

• Lions and tigers

• Plants and algae

• Fungi and bacteria

• Fish and birds

What distinguishes producers from other organisms in a food chain?

• Producers consume other organisms for energy.

• Producers make their own food using energy from the sun.

• Producers are always the second link in a food chain.

• Producers do not require energy to survive.

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

• An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis

• An organism that eats other organisms to obtain energy

• A non-living element that provides nutrients

• A type of plant that feeds on insects

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What is the first consumer in a food chain called?

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

• Primary consumer

• Producer

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What do herbivores eat?

• Only meat

• Only plants

• Both plants and meat

• Only fish