Fabulous Food Chains

What is a Food Chain?

• A type of exercise equipment used in gyms

• A method of preserving food through canning

• A type of fast food restaurant chain

• Describes who eats who in an ecosystem in order to live

What is the primary source of energy for most food chains?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• The Ocean

• The Wind

In a food chain, which organism is typically at the top?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Apex Predator

Which of the following is a producer in a food chain?

• Lion

• Grass

• Eagle

• Shark

What role do decomposers play in a food chain?

• They produce energy

• They consume producers

• They break down dead organisms

• They hunt prey

Which of the following is a primary consumer?

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Wolf

• Mushroom

What is a secondary consumer in a food chain?

• An organism that eats producers

• An organism that eats primary consumers

• An organism that decomposes matter

• An organism that produces energy

Which of the following organisms is an apex predator?

• Deer

• Grasshopper

• Lion

• Frog

What is the term for a series of interconnected food chains?

• Food Web

• Food Cycle

• Food Network

• Food Path

Which of the following is an example of a food chain?

• Grass -> Rabbit -> Fox

• Sun -> Water -> Plant

• Tree -> Soil -> Rock

• Wind -> Cloud -> Rain