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Food Web Checkpoint

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What energy role do the kelps and other algae have in this food web?
a)
Producer
b)
Composer
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
2.
Which of the following organisms is a primary or first level consumer?
a)
Sea Urchins
b)
Small herbivorous fishes and invertebrates
c)
Sharks
d)
Sea Otters
3.
Which of the organisms on the food web are producers?
a)
Seaweed and zooplankton
b)
Seaweed and Phytoplankton
c)
Phytoplankton and Zooplankton
d)
Zooplankton and krill
4.

What would happen to the mouse population if the snake population moved out of the area represented by the food web?

a)

The mouse population would increase.

b)

The mouse population would neither increase nor decrease.

c)

The mouse population would decrease.

5.

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

a)

They point to the organisms that is next to them.

b)

They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

c)

It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

d)

They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

6.

Identify the correct food chain that demonstrates the energy flow of this food web.

a)

plant >grasshopper >mouse >snake

b)

plant >eagle >mouse> snake

c)

plant >deer > squirrel >coyote

d)

plant >coyote >snake >eagle

7.
a deer population has significantly increased, the best hypothesis is 
a)
the deer's main predator has been eliminated
b)
competition increased
c)
decreased water levels of local ponds
d)
organisms that rely on similar food sources migrated to the area
8.

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.

9.
In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?
a)
The snakes will increase.
b)
The grasshoppers will decrease.
c)
The eagles will remain the same.
d)
The grasshoppers will increase.
10.

If a person eats a salmon (that ate smaller fish, that ate algae) the person is acting as a...

a)

primary producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

11.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3