Ecological Interactions and Food Chains Quiz

What is the primary role of producers in a food chain?

• To create organic molecules from air and water

• To provide shelter for animals

• To decompose organic matter

• To consume other organisms

Which of the following is an example of a primary consumer?

• Deer

• Fungi

• Wolf

• Orca

What role do secondary consumers play in the food chain?

• They are at the base of the food chain

• They decompose dead matter

• They eat primary consumers

• They produce energy through photosynthesis

Which organism is an example of a higher-level consumer in the food chain?

• Rabbit

• Phytoplankton

• Bacteria

• Orca

What is the main function of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• To compete with producers for sunlight

• To break down dead organic matter

• To produce food for primary consumers

• To provide oxygen to the atmosphere