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Food Chains

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plants and animals are known as producers and consumers. This means that they make and use

something. What is it that plants produce (make) and animals consume (use)?

a)

food

b)

sunlight

c)

cells

d)

water

2.

All living things need energy. What is the main source of energy for living things in a food chain?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Soil

c)

Air

d)

Plants

3.

The diagram shows the flow of energy in a food chain.

(Sun → grass → grasshopper →frog → snake → owl)

Which organism in the food chain would receive the least amount of energy from the sun?

a)

Snake

b)

Owl

c)

Grass

d)

Frog

4.

The picture shows a food chain. What part of the food chain is missing? (sun → ___ → grasshopper → snake → owl)

a)

Carnivore

b)

Producer

c)

Herbivore

d)

Consumer

5.

What is the name for a plant eater?

a)

Omnivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Producer

6.

What is the name for a meat eater?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Producer

d)

Omnivore

7.

True or false, a plant is a consumer in a food chain.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In a food chain a mouse is which one of these?

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

9.

Which list shows a correct food chain to show the flow of energy in a marsh habitat?

a)

heron, fish, sun, grass, water bugs

b)

water bugs, sun, grass, fish, heron

c)

fish, water bugs, sun, grass, heron

d)

sun, grass, water bugs, fish, heron

10.

About how much of the energy consumed by an organism passes on to the next link in the food chain?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

10%

d)

None