Ecological Pyramids

Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose all that apply: The hawk gets energy from...

• mouse

• rabbit

• wildflowers

• snake

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Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose the living things that are producers...

• wildflowers

• rabbit

• snake

• grass

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A ____________________ shows the competition in food chains

• Environment

• Food Web

• Ecosystems

Bears eat berries and salmon. Bears are ...

• producers

• carnivores

• omnivores

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

• cricket
• grasshopper
• frog
• snake

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What is missing from this food chain?
Grass > Grasshopper > Bird > Snake

• Producer
• Primary Consumer
• Secondary Consumer
• Decomposer

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An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...

• scavenger
• consumer
• decomposer
• carnivore

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Which tertiary consumer is the apex predator?

• eagle

• wolf

• python

• frog

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

• A food chain is a single linear path of energy flow, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

• A food chain includes only herbivores, while a food web includes only carnivores.

• A food chain is a complex network of interconnected food webs, while a food web is a single linear path of energy flow.

• A food chain and a food web are the same, with no differences.

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If an animal becomes extinct, which part of the food chain is affected? 

• The whole food chain is affected
• Only animals at the top of the food chain are affected 
• Only animals at the bottom of the food chain are affected 

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