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IGCSE Food Chain/Food Web (core)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is a shark a carnivore.
a)
because it eats seaweed
b)
because it eats dead animals
c)
because it eats sand 
d)
because it eats other animals
2.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
3.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
4.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
5.
A wolf eats a rabbit, that just ate some berries.  What would you call the rabbit?
a)
Producer
b)
Omnivore
c)
Primary Consumer
d)
2nd order Heterotrph
6.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
7.
Eat primary consumers (can be carnivores and omnivores)
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Quaternary Consumers 
d)
Top Predators 
8.
In the food chain, which of the pictures is a PRODUCER?
a)
Sun
b)
Plants
c)
Ladybug
d)
Chicken
9.

Which animal is the top predator?

a)

hawk

b)

lizard

c)

snake

d)

grass

10.

Which of the following correctly shows an energy pyramid?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an energy pyramid?

a)

1%

b)

10%

c)

100%

d)

90%

12.

What is 10% of 55,000?

a)

55,000

b)

5,500

c)

550

d)

55

13.

Kilocalories (kCal) is a measure of energy. If there are 1000 kCal available for the producers in trophic level #1, how much energy is available for the secondary consumers trophic level #3? (Hint: use the Rule of 10s)

a)

10 kCal

b)

1 kCal

c)

100 kCal

d)

1000 kCal

14.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
15.

What is "overfishing"?

a)

Fishing out of season

b)

Catching fish faster than they can replenish

c)

Catching fish from the top of the food chain

d)

Catching more fish than what people eat

16.

Why are large fishing nets a cause of overfishing?

a)

They can catch a larger amount of fish at one time.

b)

They deplete the Earth's supply of nylon.

c)

The nets have large holes to allow fish to get away.

d)

They have spikes that poke the fish.

17.

What is one negative impact of net fishing?

a)

it is easier

b)

a lot of unwanted fish are caught and die

c)

they can catch a lot of fish at one time

d)

the nets come in pretty colors

18.

How would you stop overfishing?

a)

Make new laws that will reduce overfishing.

b)

Create nets that don't catch unwanted fish.

c)

Outlaw people from eating fish.

d)

It isn't my problem because I don't eat fish.