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Predators and prey

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the trophic level of the owl in the image

a)

Producer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

Tertiary consumer

2.

What is likely to happen to the population of a prey species if the population of its predator decreases?

a)

It will decrease

b)

It will stay the same

c)

It will increase

d)

It will become extinct

3.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
4.
An animal that eats only plants is an...
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
5.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
6.
The way energy is passed from one organism to another
a)
food chain
b)
energy
c)
extinct
d)
habitat
7.

Which of the following is a producer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Through what process do producers make their own food?

a)

Parthenogenesis

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Meiosis

d)

Mitosis

9.

How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?

a)

Primary consumers eat only plants; secondary consumers eat other consumers.

b)

Primary consumers eat other consumers; secondary consumers eat only plants.

c)

Primary consumers eat plants and other consumers; secondary consumers eat plants and decompose matter.

d)

Primary consumers eat plants and decompose matter; secondary consumers eat plants and other consumers.

10.

A system of many food chains that interact with each other:

a)

predator

b)

consumer

c)

food web

11.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
12.

Which words from the text help readers understand the word predators?

a)

ice and snow

b)

such as reindeer

c)

animals that hunt

d)

animals that eat

13.
An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Competition
d)
Adaptation
14.
How do consumers get their energy? 
a)
laying in the sun
b)
eating other organisms 
c)
providing food for other organisms
d)
surviving in an ecosystem 
15.
If a hawk eats a snake, the snake is the...
a)
Predator
b)
Alpha
c)
Prey
d)
Mutualistic partner