Food Chains and Food Webs Quiz

What is the main difference between a food chain and a food web?

• A food chain shows multiple energy pathways, while a food web shows only one.

• A food chain is a single pathway, while a food web shows multiple interconnected pathways.

• A food web only includes decomposers.

• A food chain includes only herbivores.

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Which trophic level gets its energy directly from the sun?

• Primary consumers

• Producers

• Secondary consumers

• Decomposers

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What happens to most of the energy as it moves up the food chain?

• It is stored in top predators.

• It is converted into oxygen.

• It is lost as heat.

• It is used up by producers.

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Which of the following is a decomposer?

• Grass

• Hawk

• Mushroom

• Rabbit

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A food web is made up of multiple interconnected food chains.

• True

• False

• Only one food chain

• No food chains

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Only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is passed to the next level.

• 50%

• 10%

• 90%

• 100%

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Decomposers are not important to energy transfer in ecosystems.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Always

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Primary consumers eat only plants.

• True

• False

• Only animals

• Both plants and animals

The process by which plants use sunlight to create energy is called _____________.

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Digestion

• Fermentation

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The main source of energy for all ecosystems is the ______________.

• Moon

• Stars

• Sun

• Earth

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