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Food Chains

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an organism?

a)

A rock

b)

a nonliving thing

c)

a living thing

d)

humus

2.

All living things need energy.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A diagram that shows the flow of energy from one organism to another is called a ______.

a)

population

b)

food pyramid

c)

food chain

d)

ecosystem

4.

All food chains start with the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

An organism that makes its own food is called a _____.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

6.

An organism that eats other organisms for energy is called a _______.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

7.

An organism that breaks down decaying material such as animals and plants is called a _______.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

8.

Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers are all consumers.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In a food chain, the sun gives direct energy to a ______.

a)

consumer

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

10.

Look at this simple food chain:


sun -----> grass -----> deer -----> coyote


Which one is true?

a)

The coyote gives energy to the deer.

b)

The grass gives energy to the deer.

c)

The deer gives energy to the grass.

d)

The grass does not receive energy because it is a producer.

11.

Which are examples of decomposers?

a)

rabbit

b)

shark

c)

fungus

d)

frogs

e)

bacteria

12.

Look at this simple food chain:


sun -----> algae -----> snail -----> fish -----> crab


What would happen if the fish population was removed?

a)

The algae population will decrease.

b)

The snail population will decrease.

c)

The crab population will decrease.

d)

The crab population will increase.