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Exploring food webs

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the population of Zooplankton were to become extinct, what would happen to the population of algae?

a)

It will increase as it has one less predator

b)

It will decrease because the mollusks no longer have Zooplankton as prey, therefore resulting in a more targeted feeding on algae.

c)

It won't be affected becuase because the prior cancel one another out.

d)

Insufficient information

2.

What would happen to the population of Phytoplankton, if Killer Whales were to go extinct?

a)

It would increase because an increased amount of penguins and tuna would be able to eat it's predators

b)

It will decrease because there is now more predators for it than before.

c)

It won't be affected because there trophic levels are too far apart

d)

Insufficient evidence

3.

What will happen to the population of snakes if guinea fowls became extinct?

a)

It will increase because there is more food available.

b)

It will decrease because its primary food source has been eliminated

c)

It won't be affected because the Snake is eaten by eagles not Guinea Fowls

d)

There is insufficient information.

4.

What will happen to the population of mice if the rabbit becomes extinct?

a)

It will increase because there is more food for it.

b)

It will decrease because there is less food for it.

c)

It won't be affected because the mouse isn't a part of its food chain.

d)

There is insufficient information.

5.

What will happen to the population of mice if the eagle became extinct?

a)

It will increase because the eagle isn't a part of its food chain.

b)

It will decrease because if the eagles become extinct then there will be more snakes.

c)

It won't be affected because the eagle isn't a direct threat to it

d)

There is insufficient information.

6.

what will happen to the population of bears if the sheep become extinct?

a)

it will increase because they have more voles to eat.

b)

it will decrease because their main food source will lose its main food source

c)

it will stay the same because sheep do not effect them in their respective food chain

d)

there is insufficient evidence to tell.

7.

what will happen to the population of cows if the humans become extinct?

a)

it will decrease because they need to eat them to survive.

b)

it will stay the same because humans do not effect them in their respective food chain.

c)

it will increase because less humans will eat them

d)

there is insufficient evidence to tell.

8.

Organisms that eat dead organisms and waste products are called decomposers

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Plants are often the primary consumer.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

in what order are the trophic levels of a food web?

a)

producer-primary consumer-tertiary consumer-quaternary consumer- tertiary consumer

b)

producer- primary producer- secondary producer- tertiary producer- quaternary producer

c)

producer- primary consumer- secondary consumer- tertiary consumer- quaternary consumer

d)

primary consumer- producer- secondary consumer- tertiary consumer- quaternary consumer

11.

What will happen to the population of Penguin if Zooplankton are extinct?

a)

It will decrease because krill eat zooplankton and therefor the penguins primary source of food (krill) will decrease and so will they.

b)

It will increase because krill can now feed on phytoplankton

c)

It won't be affected because penguins dont eat zooplankton.

d)

There is insufficient information