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Post Quiz on Food Chain Unit

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two main sources of energy for living things?

a)

the Sun and Moon

b)

electricity and gasoline

c)

the Sun and food

d)

food and water

2.

What is the main difference between a consumer and a producer?

a)

a consumer makes its own food, but a producer must get food from other living things.

b)

a producer makes its own food, but a consumer must get food from other loving things.

c)

a producer is part of a food chain, but a consumer is part of a food web

d)

a consumer is part of a food chain, but a producer is part of a food web

3.

Which part of the food chain can be found at any part?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

scavenger

4.

The top consumer in a food chain can also be called a ____________________________.

a)

secondary consumer

b)

apex predator

c)

producer

d)

primary consumer

5.

A vulture is a ____________________.

a)

scavenger

b)

prey

c)

predator

d)

mammal

6.

Plants produce their own food through a process called ___________________.

a)

symbiosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

genetics

d)

magic

7.

All food chains begin with a...

a)

grass

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

8.

A herbivore is a...

a)

consumer that eats both plants and other animals

b)

consumer that only eats other animals

c)

consumer that only eats plants

9.

Examples of decomposers are...

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

bacteria and fungi

10.

The level of humans in the food chain is...

a)

first

b)

second

c)

tertiary

d)

top

11.
Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?
a)
The rabbit population may increase
b)
The rabbit population may decrease
c)
The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease
d)
The rabbit population will remain the same
12.
A population of mice lives in a barn community. A cat population has just joined the community. What will happen?
a)
Mouse and cat populations both go up?
b)
Mouse and cat populations both go down
c)
Mouse population goes down as cat population goes up
d)
Mouse population goes up as cat population goes down
13.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
14.

A food chain is:

a)

an animal that eats only plants.

b)

a diagram that shows how energy moves from one organism to another. (Grass>Mouse>Owl)

c)

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

15.

A living thing is also called a/an ___________________.

a)

organism

b)

rock

c)

weather

d)

atom

16.

In the diagram, which organism provides nutrients for the

largest number of other organisms?

a)

Seal

b)

Herring

c)

Snapper

d)

Bluefish

17.

Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

a)

Plant

b)

Rabbit

c)

Mouse

d)

Hawk

18.

In this food chain, the snake gets its energy from the chameleon. The snake is a/an ________

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

decomposer

19.

From the video on wolves, what happened to the deer population when the wolves returned to Yellowstone?

a)

There were less deer

b)

There were more deer

c)

The deer population stayed the same

20.

What would happen to the food chain if there was a lack of sunlight?

a)

Animals would get cold

b)

The producers couldn't make their own food

c)

It would snow too much

d)

It would be too dark for the animals to eat

21.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish