Food Webs Quiz

The picture below shows an energy pyramid. What will most likely happen to the foxes and the wolves if the rabbits are removed?

• The foxes will eat more wolves.

• The foxes will eat fewer wolves.

• There will be more foxes and wolves.

• There will be fewer foxes and wolves.

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Which model correctly shows energy flow in a food chain?

• bears <- salmon <- insects <- plants

• salmon <- bears <- plants <- insects

• plants <- insects <- salmon <- bears

• insects <- plants <- bears <- salmon

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A marine food web is shown in the diagram below. Which organism below belongs in level 3 of this marine food web?

• salmon

• zooplankton

• sea alga

• polar bear

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A marine food web is shown below. Which chart correctly shows three of the organisms according to their roles in cycling matter in the marine food web?

• Primary Consumer: bacteria, Secondary Consumer: fish, Decomposer: seal

• Primary Consumer: fish, Secondary Consumer: seal, Decomposer: polar bear

• Primary Consumer: krill, Secondary Consumer: fish, Decomposer: bacteria

• Primary Consumer: ice algae, Secondary Consumer: krill, Decomposer: fish

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The picture below shows the energy flow through a meadow community. Which of the following would most likely occur to the populations within the community of organisms immediately after a wildfire burns the environment?

• Hawks would increase and foxes would increase.

• Hawks would decrease and foxes would increase.

• Meadow plants would increase and rabbits would decrease.

• Meadow plants would decrease and rabbits would decrease.

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Which statement best describes what will happen if the population of herbivores in the community decreases?

• The population of foxes will increase.

• The population of hawks will increase.

• The population of rabbits will increase.

• The population of meadow plants will increase.

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Which statement best describes the flow of energy as it passes through the organisms in the pyramid?

• Energy flows through the organisms from bottom to top and increases at each level.

• Energy flows through the organisms from bottom to top and decreases at each level.

• Energy flows through the organisms from top to bottom and increases at each level.

• Energy flows through the organisms from top to bottom and decreases at each level.

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The diagram below shows a simple food web. Which animal is classified as an omnivore?

• red fox

• deer

• black bear

• rabbit

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The diagram below shows a simple food web. Which of the following animals might compete with the coyote in this food chain?

• Deer

• Rabbit

• Owl

• Bird

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Decomposers are important in the food chain because they

• produce their own food using light from the Sun.

• stop the flow of energy from one organism to another.

• break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients into the soil.

• are microscopic and other organisms cannot consume them.

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