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Food Chains/Webs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the primary source of energy in a food chain?
a)
A producer
b)
The sun
c)
A decomposer
d)
A consumer
2.
I ate a hamburger for dinner last night. What was the primary source of energy in the hamburger?
a)
The cow
b)
The grass
c)
The sun
d)
The beef
3.
Which is an example of a primary consumer?
a)
A cow
b)
A wolf
c)
The sun
d)
A snake
4.
Which organism would be considered a herbivore?
a)
A snake
b)
A deer
c)
A bear
d)
A shark
5.
Which organism would be considered a omnivore?
a)
A snake 
b)
A cow
c)
A wolf 
d)
A human
6.
Which organism would be considered a carnivore?
a)
A deer
b)
A mouse
c)
An elephant
d)
A snake
7.
How does a producer obtain it's energy?
a)
By eating other organisms
b)
By eating plants
c)
By breaking down dead, decaying matter
d)
By absorbing sunlight, water, and CO2 (carbon dioxide)
8.
How does a consumer obtain it's energy?
a)
By eating other organisms
b)
By eating plants
c)
By breaking down dead, decaying matter
d)
By absorbing sunlight, water, and CO2 (carbon dioxide)
9.
How does a decomposer obtain it's energy?
a)
By eating other organisms
b)
By eating plants
c)
By breaking down dead, decaying matter
d)
By absorbing sunlight, water, and CO2 (carbon dioxide)
10.
Which organism can be considered a secondary consumer?
a)
A frog
b)
A shark
c)
A hawk
d)
An elephant
11.
Which organism can be considered a tertiary consumer?
a)
A hawk
b)
A deer
c)
An elephant
d)
A rabbit
12.
Which organism can be considered a detritivore? 
a)
Mold
b)
Mushrooms
c)
Earthworms
d)
Bacteria
13.
Which of the following correctly depicts a food chain?
a)
sun, grass, rabbit, snake, hawk, decomposer
b)
sun, rabbit, grass, hawk, decomposer
c)
sun, snake, hawk, decomposer
d)
grass, rabbit, snake, hawk
14.
TRUE  or FALSE: Food webs are several food chains that are linked together.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
15.
What does the arrow mean in a food chain or food web?
a)
An organism comes next
b)
Gets eaten by
c)
Go left
d)
Go right