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food web

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A food web is made of _______ food chains.

a)

overlapping

b)

interconnecting

c)

short

d)

small

2.

decomposers breakdown ______ organisms to obtain energy, there is no more ________ left in the food chain.

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

energy

d)

omnivores

3.

As long as the sun is around, every ecosystem on Earth will have a ________ supply of energy

a)

short

b)

long

c)

no

d)

consistent

4.

Light energy comes from the

a)

moon

b)

plants

c)

sun

d)

none of the above

5.

Food webs always start with the

a)

producer

b)

herbivore

c)

producer and herbivore

d)

Consumer

6.

How are the living things in the ecosystem linked?

a)

by what they eat

b)

how they breathe

c)

by their size

d)

by their species

7.

what happens if one species disappears from a food chain?

a)

the entire chain is messed up

b)

nothing

c)

it makes up a new food chain

8.

through what process do producers make their own food

a)

parthenogenesis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

meiosis

d)

mitosis

9.

what role do you play in the food web?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

human

10.

How might a lack of sunlight disrupt the food web?

a)

consumers would consume less

b)

it would prevent decomposers from decomposing

c)

producers could not produce nutrients

d)

nothing would happen

11.

How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?

a)

primary eat plants; secondary eat other consumers

b)

primary eat meat; secondary eat plants

c)

no difference

d)

primary decompose; secondary eat meat

12.

This organism is most likely

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

deocmposer

d)

producer

13.

sheep are herbivores. What does this mean?

a)

they are primary consumers

b)

they are producers

c)

they are secondary consumers

d)

they are decomposers

14.

skunks eat insects, bird eggs, and fruit. What are they?

a)

producer

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

omnivore

15.

what is a predator?

a)

an animal who is hunted

b)

a carnivore

c)

an animal who hunts

d)

a prey

16.

what is a prey

a)

an animal that eats only meat

b)

an animal that produces

c)

an animal that is hunted

d)

an animal that kills other animals

17.

an animal that eats only insects is called what?

a)

herbivore

b)

cool

c)

omnivore

d)

insectivore

18.

where does photosynthesis occur?

a)

in the sun

b)

in the root of a plant

c)

in animals

d)

in the leaves of a plant

19.

what is needed for photosynthesis to occur?

a)

animals

b)

sunlight

c)

food

d)

nothing, it occurs anyway

20.

why do plants need glucose?

a)

food for the plant

b)

to be pretty

c)

it gives it color

d)

to keep it strong

21.

what is glucose?

a)

sugar

b)

protein

c)

water

d)

oxygen

22.

what is an herbivore?

a)

meat eater

b)

producer

c)

plant eater

d)

plant and meat eater

23.

what is a scavenger?

a)

produces food

b)

meat eater

c)

hunts for food

d)

eats dead animals

24.

a community or group of living and non-living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

ecosystem