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A food chain is pictured. Where does the mouse obtain its energy?

• From the sun

• From the plant seeds

• From the snake

• From the eagle

Here are the components of a swamp ecosystem. Which of the following shows the correct food chain for the names listed?

• Sun->Frog->Cricket->Leaves

• Sun->Leaves->Frog->Cricket

• Sun->Leaves->Cricket->Frog

• Frog->Cricket->Sun->Leaves

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This is a food chain diagram. In the food chain diagram, what do the arrows represent?

• The life cycles of each organism

• How one organism changes to another

• How food is produced by many organisms

• The flow of energy through an ecosystem

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About 50% of Florida’s natural land is covered by forest. Look at the example of a Florida forest food chain. Which of the following living things is a predator?

• None are predators

• The earthworm

• The grass

• The fox

Use the food chain from question 4 to answer the question (above). Where does the producer in this food chain get its energy?

• From the earthworm

• From the sun

• From the bird

• From the fox

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Which animal in the following sequence is considered prey?
Penguin --> Seal --> Polar bear

• penguin
• seal
• both the penguin and seal
• polar bear

In a food chain what does the arrow ( -->) show?

• flow of oxygen
• flow of water
• flow of energy
• flow of food being eaten

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In the Everglades, some rabbits eat march grass. Bobcats eat rabbits. How are bobcats and rabbits interacting?

• Rabbits are prey and bobcats are predators
• Rabbits are herbivores and bobcats are prey
• Rabbits are consumers and bobcats are producers
• Rabbits are carnivore and bobcats are herbivores

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Put the following in order to create a food chain.
berries - hawk - mouse - snake - sun - vulture

• vulture-> hawk-> snake-> mouse-> berries-> sun
• sun-> mouse-> snake-> hawk-> berries-> vulture
• sun-> berries-> mouse-> snake-> hawk-> vulture
• berries-> hawk-> mouse-> snake-> sun-> vulture

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If one organism in a food web dies out...

• nothing will happen to the other organisms
• the whole food web will be affected and change
• only the plants will be affected
• only the animals will be affected

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