Crash Course Food Chains

Which animal below is on the top of the food chain?

• fish

• elephants

• insects

• humans

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All of the energy in a food chain starts with

• plants

• cells

• the sun

• Chik Fil A

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A(n) _______ is a big tangled system that includes every plant and animal in a habitat.

• forest

• food web

• restaurant

• solar system

Food webs are delicate. If one species in a food web goes away, it could cause

• food to taste differently

• not enough for for other plants and animals

• the sun to fall out of the sky

• humans to become extinct

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Label the food chain

b

c

d

e

a

primary consumer

sun

secondary consumer

producer

decomposer

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One path that energy could take through an ecosystem is called a ________________________.

• Food Web

• Food Chain

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors

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What does a food chain represent?

• How plants create their own food.

• A single path of energy transfer within an ecosystem.

• All of the things that a particular animal eats.

• How all living organisms within an ecosystem are connected.

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Which of these is a possible food chain for this environment?

• Sun → grass → fly → frog

• frog → fly → grass → Sun

• Sun ← grass ← fly ← frog

• Sun → fly → frog → snake

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Match the following terms with their descriptions.

• carnivores

• Converts sunlight into energy

• parasite

• Breaks down dead organisms

• producer

• Consumes animals as food

• herbivores

• Saps energy from host

• decomposers

• Consumes plants as food

How do decomposers fit into a food chain?

• They produce food for plants

• They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients

• They are at the top of the food chain

• They are primary consumers

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