What is a food chain?

• A type of plant

• A diagram that shows what animals eat

• A chain used for hunting

• A shelter for animals

Which of the following is a producer in a food chain?

• Lion

• Mushroom

• Grass

• Eagle

Consumers in a food chain are organisms that:

• Make their own food

• Eat other organisms

• Absorb sunlight

• Decompose dead plants

What does a food chain always begin with?

• A carnivore

• A consumer

• A producer

• A decomposer

A decomposer breaks down:

• Rocks

• Plastic

• Dead plants and animals

• Air

Which is the correct order in a simple food chain?

• Producer → Decomposer → Consumer

• Consumer → Producer → Sun

• Sun → Producer → Consumer

• Sun → Consumer → Producer

Which one is NOT a part of a food chain?

• Sunlight

• Water

• Producer

• Consumer

The role of the sun in the food chain is to:

• Provide energy for producers

• Feed herbivores

• Break down waste

• Store nutrients

Which of the following is a primary consumer?

• Deer

• Snake

• Owl

• Fox

What happens if the producer in a food chain dies out?

• Only carnivores survive

• The whole food chain is affected

• The decomposers become producers

• Nothing changes