Food Chain and Food Web Quiz

What is a producer?

• A living thing that eats other animals

• A living thing that makes its own food

• A living thing that hunts for food

• A living thing that decomposes dead matter

Which of the following is an example of a carnivore?

• Lion

• Cow

• Grasshopper

• Rabbit

What is a food chain?

• A representation of only herbivores in an ecosystem

• A list of all living things in an ecosystem

• A diagram showing how energy moves from one organism to another

• A model showing how multiple food webs are interconnected

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

• They produce energy from sunlight

• They break down dead plants and animals

• They hunt for food

• They are primary consumers

Which of the following is a characteristic of omnivores?

• They eat both plants and animals

• They only eat plants

• They only eat animals

• They do not eat at all

What happens if producers disappear from an ecosystem?

• The number of consumers will decrease

• The number of consumers will increase

• Herbivores will become extinct

• Carnivores will thrive

Which of the following is an example of a scavenger?

• Rabbit

• Wolf

• Hyena

• Bear

What is a food web?

• A single chain of energy flow

• A diagram of only herbivores

• A list of all producers in an ecosystem

• A model showing how multiple food chains are interconnected

Which of the following is NOT a type of consumer?

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Producer

• Omnivore