Food Web Crash Course

In every ___, the plants and animals are connected.

• ecosystem

• organization

• entanglement

• spider web

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The things in an ecosystem are all ___

• separate

• connected

• scattered

• unrelated

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Spider monkeys eat mostly ___

• leaves

• toucans

• nuts

• fruit

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The good news is that ecosystems tend to be ___

• in decline

• out of balance

• delicate

• in balance

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In the example from the video, what was at the top of the food chain?

• the sun

• grass

• a rabbit

• a hawk 

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A habitat is home to a tangle of food chains called _____

• energy cycle

• food web

• abiotic species

• decomposers

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The flow of energy between living things is often described as _____

• the water cycle

• a food chain

• the carbon cycle

• an ecosystem

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Which animal is often said to be at the "top of the food chain"?

• raccoons

• bugs

• hawks

• humans

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In a food web, what role do decomposers play?

• They produce energy from sunlight.

• They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.

• They are the top predators.

• They compete with herbivores for food.

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Which of the following best describes a food web?

• A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next one.

• A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

• A group of organisms that share the same habitat.

• A single chain of organisms that feed on each other.

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