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Food Chains & Food Webs

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
2.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
3.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
4.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
algae
c)
worm
d)
mouse
5.

Example of a consumer

a)

soil

b)

bacteria

c)

mushroom

d)

hawk

6.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
7.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
prey
8.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
9.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
10.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
11.
What's the role of consumers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food 
b)
Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating
c)
Break down dead stuff
d)
Add nutrients to the soil
12.

Plants convert the sun's energy into food through

a)

metamorphosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

transpiration

d)

respiration

e)

precipitation

13.

A food chain shows the flow of

a)

food

b)

organisms

c)

energy

d)

predators

14.

Producers use this to create their own food.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

sunlight

d)

glucose

15.

The arrows in a food chain represent

a)

the flow of energy

b)

the size of the organisms

c)

the direction an organism moves

d)

how often the organism eats

16.

In a food chain, the arrow always points to the organism that is getting energy.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

How does a herbivore get its energy?

a)

by eating producers only

b)

by eating consumers only

c)

by eating decomposers only

d)

by eating producers and consumers

18.

When decomposers eat dead organisms, they

a)

use sunlight to produce food

b)

break down organic wastes

c)

reproduce

d)

turn them into fossils

19.

What are the four types of consumers?

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

d)

tanivores

e)

decomposers

20.

The energy of the sun is transferred through plants and given to

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

plants

d)

rocks

21.

Where do producers get their energy?

a)

plants

b)

the sun

c)

dead organisms

d)

consumers

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