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5.3.2 FOOD CHAINS AND WEBS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement is FALSE according to the diagram? (Choose only one answer.)

a)

Energy flows from the meadow lark (bird) to the snake.

b)

Energy flows from the frog to the butterfly.

c)

Energy flows from the chipmunk to the fox.

d)

Energy flows from the plant to the butterfly.

2.

What trophic level is the frog?

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

3.

Which statement is TRUE based on the diagram? (Choose only one.)

a)

snakes are both predator and prey

b)

bald eagles are omnivores

c)

foxes eat frogs

d)

snakes are primary consumers

4.

What type of organism appears to be missing from the diagram? (Choose only one.)

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

predator

d)

decomposer

5.

A tertiary consumer in this diagram is probably the

a)

fox

b)

frog

c)

chipmunk

d)

meadowlark (bird)

6.

A __________ is a primary consumer

a)

sun

b)

horse

c)

bird

d)

squash

e)

consumer

7.

The __________ is a producer.

a)

sun

b)

horse

c)

bird

d)

squash

e)

consumer

8.

All energy starts with the ____________.

a)

sun

b)

horse

c)

bird

d)

squash

e)

consumer

9.

An animal that eats producers is called a _________.

a)

sun

b)

horse

c)

bird

d)

squash

e)

consumer

10.

When a __________eats meat, energy is passed from the primary producer.

a)

sun

b)

horse

c)

bird

d)

squash

e)

consumer

11.

Examples of abiotics are:

a)

tree

b)

sun

c)

air

d)

cow

e)

water

12.

Herbivores eat consumers to get energy and building blocks to help them to grow and repair.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

An elk can be considered a tertiary consumer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

A bald eagle is an apex predator.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Photosynthesis occurs in primary consumers?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Ecologists call the energy transfer that begins with the sun and passes through all organisms the FLOW OF ENERGY.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

The correct food chain order is: dandelion-robin-inchworm-hawk

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

All energy flow in a ecosystem begins with

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

tertiary consumers

d)

the sun

19.

Which animal is considered an apex predator?

a)

snowshoe rabbit

b)

mountain lion

c)

moose

d)

field mouse

20.

Biotic factors

a)

are the living factors in an ecosystem

b)

are the non-living factors in an ecosystem

c)

include air and water

d)

include sun and snow