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WorksheetsFood Webs/Energy Pyramids
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The path of food energy in an ecosystem from plants to animals.
omnivore
food chain
producer
consumer
An animal that eats only other animals
producer
herbivore
omnivore
carnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals
carnivore
omnivore
herbivore
producer
An animal that eats only plants
omnivore
carnivore
herbivore
fox
Where do green plants get most of the energy they need to make their own food?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
sunlight
water
What is the term for food chains that overlap
consumer
food web
extinction
producers
What is the name for consumers that are eaten by other consumers?
prey
fossils
predators
carnivores
What type of organism is at the beginning of every food chain?
predator
carnivore
producer
herbivore
What does a food chain show?
how producers use sunlight to make food energy
how living things depend on each other for food
where resources are found in a habitat
why plant and animal matter break down
What role do plants play in a habitat?
They produce food energy from sunlight.
They break down dead matter.
They are prey for predators.
They recycle nutrients from dead matter.
This diagram shows how energy flows through an eco-system. What is the first source of energy in this pyramid?
sharks and large birds
algae, plankton and seagrass
herbivorous fish, crustaceans and sea urchins
seals and carnivorous fish
What kind of living thing can make its own food?
producer
consumer
predator
herbivore
What is the main food source in most habitats?
consumer
herbivore
plant
predator
Several owls live in a forest. The owls prey on mice. Hawks also prey on mice. Which might happen if several hawks move to the forest where the owls live?
The number of owls will increase, and the number of hawks will decrease.
The number of mice will increase, and the number of owls will decrease.
The number of owls and hawks will increase.
The number of owls and mice will decrease.
What role do plants play in a habitat?
They produce food energy from sunlight.
They break down dead matter.
They are prey for predators.
They recycle nutrients from dead matter.
