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Food Chains and Webs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brown bears eat grass, fruit, insects, and fish. This organism is an example of a(n) __________________.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

2.

Siberian tigers eat wild boar, moose and deer. This organism is an example of a(n) _______________.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

3.

Grass needs sunlight to make its own food. This organism is an example of a(n) __________________.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

4.

Whitetail deer eat leaves, twigs, fruits, nuts and grass. This organism is an example of a(n) ___________________.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

5.

In this food web, the producers are the ____________________.

a)

grass and tree

b)

grass and insects

c)

frog and mouse

d)

frog and tree

6.

The diagram shows how energy flows through a prairie food web. If all the grasshoppers were removed, how many organisms would lose a source of energy?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Seven

7.

In this food web, the grasshoppers get energy from the _________.

a)

lettuce

b)

robins

c)

cat

d)

carrots

8.

If all of the squirrels were removed from this prairie ecosystem, which animal population would most likely decrease first?

a)

hawks

b)

antelopes

c)

coyotes

d)

mountain lions

9.

In this food web, the weasel provides energy to the _______.

a)

spider and grasshopper

b)

shrew and spider

c)

owl and hawk

d)

shrew and hawk

10.

A pond food web is illustrated here. If a pesticide killed all the insect larvae in this food web, all of the following would immediately result EXCEPT --

a)

bass would have more minnows to eat

b)

snails would have more algae available

c)

sunfish would be forced to eat more snails

d)

minnows would lose a source of energy

11.

A partial forest food web is shown. Which list contains only animals that receive energy transferred directly from consumers in this food web?

a)

Red-tailed hawks, snowshoe hares and caterpillars

b)

Snowshoe hares and caterpillars

c)

Snowshoe hares and shrews

d)

Shrews and red foxes

12.

A student makes a partial Texas aquatic food web as shown. Which type of organism should replace the X in the food web?

a)

An omnivore

b)

An herbivore

c)

A carnivore

d)

A producer

13.

A partial food web from the Texas Piney Woods is shown. How many types of organisms in this food web obtain energy directly from producers?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

14.

A partial forest food web is shown. In this food web, energy is transferred directly between --

a)

conifer seeds and red crossbills

b)

conifer leaves and northern goshawks

c)

blue grouse and wolves

d)

elk and sharp-shinned hawks

15.

In a food web, the arrow shows where the energy (a)   .