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Food chains and webs

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from EATING other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to MAKE its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating DEAD organisms
2.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
3.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other ANIMALS
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only PLANTS
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and animals
4.
An animal that gets energy from eating BOTH plants and animals is a 
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
5.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
6.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
7.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
8.
This is an example of a
a)
food chain
b)
water cycle
c)
food cycle
d)
food web
9.
An animal that eats only plants is an...
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
10.
An animal that eats both plants and animals is....
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
scavenger
11.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
12.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
13.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
14.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
15.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
16.
Which type of consumer eats meat only?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
17.
Which of these is true about this food web?
a)
The Owl gets its energy from the producer.
b)
The Lion gets its energy only from a wild cat.
c)
The Kite gets its energy from the goat.
d)
The Mouse is most likely to die, several ways.
18.
Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
19.
Which of the following best describes the deer's role in the ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
20.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source. 
21.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
22.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
prey
23.

Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose all that apply: The hawk gets energy from...

a)

mouse

b)

rabbit

c)

wildflowers

d)

snake

24.

Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose the living things that are producers...

a)

wildflowers

b)

rabbit

c)

snake

d)

grass

25.

Click on the image to make it larger--The rabbit gets energy from the ....

a)

hawk

b)

mouse

c)

wildflowers

d)

grass

26.

Click on the imgae to make it larger-- Choose the herbivores in the food web....

a)

hawk

b)

mouse

c)

rabbit

d)

snake

27.

A ____________________ shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another...

a)

ecosystem

b)

food chain

c)

habitat

28.

A shark eats mostly fish and smaller ocean animals. A shark is a ...

a)

herbivore

b)

carnviore

c)

decomposer

29.

Bears eat berries and salmon. Bears are ...

a)

producers

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

30.
If a frog is the prey, what could be the predator?
a)
Grass
b)
Insect
c)
Snake
d)
Snail
31.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
32.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
33.
A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment makes up a 
a)
food web
b)
ecosystem
c)
food chain
34.

True or false:


A food web consists of several food chains.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

True or false:


A population is a number of organisms of the same species living in one place.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

Complete:

Food chains show the flow of ___ between organisms.

a)

food

b)

energy

c)

particles

d)

matter

37.

What term is given to the place where an organism lives?

a)

ecosystem

b)

habitat

c)

den

d)

home

38.

True or false:


Examples of abiotic [i.e. non-living] factors include light intensity, pH and temperature.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

Adaptations help plants to .... choose two sentence endings

a)

Take in oxygen and carbon dioxide.

b)

Move from place to place.

c)

Capture light.

d)

See in the dim light.

40.

What are organisms that breakdown all the dead plants and animals and their waste which are then converted into nutrients for plants?

a)

carnivores

b)

consumers

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

41.

The process of plants creating their own food is called?

a)

Germination

b)

Pollination

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Respiration

e)

Fertilisation

42.

According to the food web shown, what would occur if there were a drastic decrease in the squirrel population?

a)

There would be fewer vultures & there would be more nuts and seeds.

b)

There would be fewer vultures

c)

There would be more nuts and seeds.

d)

There would be more grass.

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