Magic School Bus Gets Eaten – Food Chain Quiz (Multiple Choice)

What role does phytoplankton play in the ocean food chain?

• Predator

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Scavenger

What is a food chain?

• A line of animals at the zoo

• A way to show how energy moves from one living thing to another

• A chain that animals wear

• A list of animals that live in the ocean

Why is it important that animals eat other living things in a food chain?

• To get energy to survive

• To look cool

• To clean the ocean

• To build homes

What ate the phytoplankton in the episode?

• Sharks

• Dolphins

• Zooplankton

• Crabs

What’s the difference between a producer and a consumer?

• Producers make their own food; consumers eat other organisms

• Consumers make food for producers

• Both producers and consumers eat other animals

• Producers are always at the end of the food chain

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What happens when one part of a food chain is removed?

• Nothing changes

• It can affect all the animals in the chain

• Only predators are affected

• The producers grow stronger

Name a predator from the episode.

• Phytoplankton

• Tuna

• Seaweed

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What did the class turn into first on their ocean adventure?

• Seaweed

• Phytoplankton

• Tuna

• Jellyfish

Why are producers like phytoplankton important for the food chain to begin?

• They scare off predators

• They use sunlight to make food for others

• They eat small fish

• They keep the ocean warm

How do ocean animals get the energy they need to survive?

• By sleeping a lot

• By swimming fast

• By eating other living things in the food chain

• By drinking ocean water