Food Webs, Food Chains, and Ecosystems

What to the arrows represent in a food chain or food web?

• The flow of energy between organisms

• Point out the name of the orgainisms

• Point to the living things in the food web.

• Point to the nonliving things in the food chain.

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Which of the following is a carnivore in the web?

• fox

• rabbit

• mice

• birds

An organism that eats other organisms to get energy

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

An organism that breaks down dead organisms and return nutrients to soil.

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Food chain

• Food web

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If fish are eliminated from this ecosystem, which other organism will be most affected? (a)  

• Baleen Whale

• Krill

• Penguin

• Phytoplankton

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What does the picture show?

• A Food Web

• An Ecosystem

• A Food Chain

• A nice scenery

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Observe the food chain above. Which organism’s population would increase if finches were removed from the ecosystem?

• Grass

• Grasshopper

• Snake

• Hawk

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The diagram shows a grassland food chain. If the mice are removed from this food chain, which animal population would most likely be affected first?

• Plant Seeds

• Field Mice

• Snakes

• Mountain Lions

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What does the picture show?

• Food Web

• Ecosystem

• Food Chain

• nice scenery

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