Food Web & Ecosystem Interactions

How many predators does the Grasshopper have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What type of consumer is the Owl?

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

Which of the following is a predator of the shrew?

• cricket
• grasshopper
• frog
• snake

What type of consumer is the impala?

• herbivore
• omnivore
• carnivore

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.

• ecosystem
• food web
• environment
• population

Which animal is the apex predator (Top Consumer)?

• hawk

• lizard

• snake

• grass

The mouse in this food web would be considered a:

• Primary Consumer
• Producer
• Tertiary Consumer
• Secondary Consumer

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

• Decomposer
• Producer
• Secondary Consumer
• Primary Consumer

What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

• The insects in the habitat would increase because there are less snowshoes hares to eat them.

• The Lynx, Fox, and Hawk populations would decrease.

• The willow tree population would decrease because they are now more insects to eat them.

• Foxes would increase because they are now eating the willow trees.

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

• cricket
• grasshopper
• frog
• snake