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Food webs and Chains

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bacteria, fungi, and worms typically serve what role in an ecosystem?

a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
decomposer
2.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
3.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
4.

Which of these completes the food chain correctly?

a)

a rock

b)

a fox

c)

a plant

d)

an egg

5.

Which of these is a possible food chain for this environment?

a)

Sun → grass → fly → frog

b)

frog → fly → grass → Sun

c)

Sun ← grass ← fly ← frog

d)

Sun → fly → frog → snake

6.
What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Organisms
7.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
8.
Which food chain is in the correct order?
a)
cat, grass, bird, snail
b)
bird, snail, grass, cat
c)
grass, snail, bird, cat
d)
grass, cat, bird, snail
9.
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 things

10.
What's the role of consumers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food 
b)
Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating
c)
Break down dead stuff
d)
Add nutrients to the soil
11.
What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Eat other organisms to gain energy
c)
Make the food for the whole food chain
d)
Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil
12.
Which best describes what a food chain shows you?
a)
Energy flow through an ecosystem
b)
Food flowing through an ecosystem
c)
Consumers going into other consumers
d)
Who eats who
13.
Which type of consumer eats plants only?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Scavengers
14.
Which type of consumer eats meat only?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
15.
Which of these is true about this food web?
a)
The Owl gets its energy from the producer.
b)
The Lion gets its energy only from a wild cat.
c)
The Kite gets its energy from the goat.
d)
The Mouse is most likely to die, several ways.
16.
Which relationship describes predator/prey
a)
hawks and shrubs
b)
mountain lion and deer
c)
frogs and trees
d)
grasses and crickets
17.

Which of the following is NOT needed for a producer to make its own food?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Sunlight

18.

Rain forests normally receive a lot of rain. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to happen to the plants in a rain forest during a severe drought and which organism might this affect?

a)

The plants will wilt and may die. Herbivores may have less food.

b)

The plants will quickly adapt. Herbivores may have more food.

c)

The plants will grow taller. Carnivores

may have more food.

d)

The plants will sprout new leaves. Carnivores may have more food.

19.

The leaves of most plants make food, using the Sun's energy, for the plant to grow. But leaves can cause a plant to lose water. This can cause the leaves to wilt, and the plant could die. Which of the following plants has leaves that are BEST adapted to prevent water loss in hot, dry climates?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

a)

There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

b)

There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

c)

There would be a decrease in the mice population.

d)

There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

21.

Producers are always at the __________ of a food chain

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

d)

Producers are not part of the food chain

22.

As you move through a food chain, the amount of energy stored....

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

It depends on the ecosystem

23.

Arrows in a food web show the flow of

a)

energy

b)

protein

c)

nutrients

d)

glucose

24.

An autotroph is another word for a ________, meaning it needs to ________

a)

Consumer, eat other animals

b)

Consumer, eat other plants

c)

Producer, make its own food

d)

Producer, survive without water

25.
Which statement is correct?
a)
The lion and rhino have a predator/prey relationship.
b)
The grasshopper is the predator and the bird is the prey.
c)
Giraffes compete with lions and birds.
d)
None of the above
26.
Which two organisms have a producer consumer relationship?
a)
grasshopper and shrew
b)
shrew and hawk
c)
shrew and frog
d)
marsh grass and grasshopper
27.

Using the food web which of the following is a primary consumer?

a)

butterfy

b)

snake

c)

fox

d)

frog

28.

Using food web which of the following is a secondary consumer?

a)

snake

b)

worm

c)

butterfy

d)

squirrel

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