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Food chains

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The way energy is passed from one organism to another
a)
food chain
b)
energy
c)
extinct
d)
habitat
2.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
3.
What do the arrows show in a food chain picture?
a)
They always point to the smallest animals.
b)
They point to the animal that tastes the best.
c)
They always point to the producers.
d)
They point in the direction that energy is flowing.
4.

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.

5.

which one is a Producer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
7.

The main source of energy for all of earth's food chains is the...

a)

sun

b)

water

c)

nutrients

d)

producers

8.

All food chains begin with a...

a)

grass

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

9.
What is a producer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
10.
What is a consumer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
11.
What animal is on the top of the food chain? 
*Remember Humans are on the top of all food chains because we do not get hunted. 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Owl
12.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
13.
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 
14.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
15.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
Maple tree
b)
Sunfish
c)
Bunny
d)
Bear
16.
What type of organism makes its own food?
a)
consumer
b)
carnivore
c)
producer
d)
animal
17.
Which are examples of consumers?
a)
grass and cows
b)
turtles and seaweed
c)
owls and bears
d)
sun and mushrooms
18.

A producer is a living thing that makes its own food from sunlight, air, and soil.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Green plants are producers who make food in their leaves.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A consumer is a living thing that cannot make its own food.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Consumers get their energy by eating food.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

All animals are consumers.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

apple tree

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

24.

Hawk

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

25.

Carrot

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

26.

Bamboo

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

27.

Lizard

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

28.

Spinach

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

29.
Why are plants called producers?
a)
They make carbon dioxide
b)
They decompose
c)
They make their own food
d)
They are omnivores
30.
What is the process in which plants use sunlight to create energy?
a)
Photography
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Cholorophyll
d)
Photosynthesis