Food Webs, Food Chains, and Ecosystems

The model above is an example of a ..

• food web

• food chain

• habitat

• ecosystem

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The model above is an example of a ...

• food chain

• food web

• habitat

• ecosystem

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What would happen if there were no thrush in the model above?

• there would be more insects and slugs

• there would be less insects and sluga

• there would be more voles

• there would be more hawks

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A model that shows how all of the food chains in an ecosystem overlap and connect is called a

• community

• habitat

• food chain

• food web

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In the food web modeled above, where does the flow of energy end?

• mangoes and flowers

• flowers and frogs

• eagle since nothing else in the web gets energy from the eagle

• python and wolf

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What would harm this food web the most?

• the animals roaming about in this ecosystem

• rain

• pesticides being sprayed

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Which organism provides the energy for the producers in this model?

• frogs

• corn

• none of them, the energy comes from the Sun

• Eagle

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A model that shows one direct flow of energy from the Sun to decomposers in an ecosystem is called a

• food web

• food chain

• population

• community

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What do decomposers do in a food chain?

• they are the first part of a food chain that feeds all of the other organisms

• they break down all other organisms to provide nutrients for the soil to help the producers

• they serve as food for the consumers

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The parts of the ecosystem that get their energy from the Sun. They provide energy to other living things in the food chain.

• consumers

• decomposers

• producers

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