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Food Chains & Food Webs

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are plants and animals that get their energy from eating other things?

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

herbivores

2.

Which of the following shows the proper order of a food chain?

a)

producers --> carnivores --> decomposers --> herbivores

b)

herbivores --> decomposers --> producers --> carnivores

c)

producers --> herbivores --> carnivores --> decomposers

d)

producers --> carnivores --> herbivores --> decomposers

3.

What is the difference between a second-level consumer and a third-level consumer?

a)

Third-level consumers eat other carnivores, and second-level consumers do not.

b)

Second-level consumers only eat plants, and third-level consumers eat plants and animals.

c)

Second-level consumers eat meat, while third-level consumers eat plants.

d)

Third-level consumers produce their own food, and second-level consumers must find their food in nature.

4.

Which part of the food chain only eats meat?

a)

an herbivore

b)

a producer

c)

a carnivore

d)

a decomposer

5.

How do consumers get energy?

a)

by adapting to their environment

b)

by moving around

c)

by sleeping

d)

by eating

6.

What happens if a portion of the food chain is broken?

a)

Only consumers would be affected.

b)

All the organisms in the chain are affected.

c)

The decomposers and producers are affected.

d)

Second-level consumers would cease to exist.

7.

An elephant eats only plants. Which type of consumer is an elephant?

a)

an herbivore

b)

a carnivore

c)

a second-level consumer

d)

a third-level consumer

8.

Which of the following do omnivores eat?

a)

plants only

b)

plants and meat

c)

meat only

d)

they make their own food

9.

What is a food web?

a)

a community of animals and plants that interact with their environment

b)

a web created by a spider to trap its food

c)

a complex network of food chains in an ecosystem

d)

one line of different levels of consumers in an ecosystem

10.

Which is a characteristic of animals that are in the same food web?

a)

They are in the same ecosystem.

b)

They only eat plants.

c)

They only eat meat.

d)

They are all decomposers.

11.

In a food web, which of these is a producer?

a)

humans

b)

lizards

c)

spiders

d)

grass

12.

A cricket only eats plants. What would a cricket be classified as on a food web?

a)

an omnivore

b)

a carnivore

c)

an herbivore

d)

a producer

13.

A spider eats insects, like flies and crickets. What type of consumer is a spider?

a)

an herbivore

b)

a carnivore

c)

an omnivore

d)

a decomposer

14.

What is the role of a decomposer in a food web?

a)

It eats animals

b)

It produces its own food and provides other organisms with food.

c)

It eats plants.

d)

It breaks down dead plants and animals into minerals.