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BrainPOP Food Webs

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Food webs model the way _______ move through an ecosystem.

a)

Wind and water

b)

Energy and matter

c)

Predators and prey

d)

Consumers and producers

2.

What is the source of energy for photosynthesis?

a)

The Sun

b)

The ocean

c)

Earth's crust

d)

Tubeworms

3.

The relationship between a food web and a food chain is most similar to the relationship between a road map and:

a)

A mountain range

b)

A driving route

c)

A car

d)

A bridge

4.

Lions eat both zebras and wildebeests. How would the arrows in a food web display this relationship?

a)

Zebra ->Lion

Wildebeest -> Lion

b)

Lion -> Zebra

Lion -> Wildebeest

c)

Lion <- Zebra <- Wildebeest

d)

Lion -> Zebra -> Wildebeest

5.

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

a)

To harness energy

b)

To break down dead material

c)

To prey on other species

d)

To create sunlight

6.

.How do primary consumers get their energy?

a)

By performing photosynthesis

b)

By breaking down dead organisms

c)

By eating producers

d)

By eating decomposers

7.

Wolves eat elk, and elk eat blackberries. Which species is a secondary consumer?

a)

Wolves

b)

Elk

c)

Blackberries

d)

None of the above

8.

What idea did Colleen Cavanaugh discover through her research on deep-sea food webs?

a)

Food webs contain multiple food chains

b)

The Sun is not the energy source of all food webs

c)

Food webs map the flow of energy

d)

All food webs contain producers

9.

Which sign represents the role of a decomposer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Why do scientists use scientific models?

a)

They're exact representations of nature

b)

They permanently establish scientific knowledge

c)

They're helpful for finding patterns

d)

They reduce the need for research