WorksheetsFood Chains
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 6mins
Choose the main energy roles in a food chain.
Producer
Decomposer
Secondary Consumer
Primary Consumer
Scavenger
Match the following energy roles with HOW they obtain their energy.
gets nourishment from sunlight through photosynthesis
Producer
eats producers/plants
Primary Consumer
eats primary consumers/animals
Secondary Consumer
Reorder the following living things in order from BOTTOM of the food chain to the TOP of the food chain. Leftmost answer should be bottom of the food chain. Rightmost answer should be the very top of the food chain.
grass
carpenter ant
mouse
snake
hawk
The organism that eats the second-level consumer is called a (a) -level consumer.
Match the following vocabulary words with their correct descriptions.
one organism eats another and obtains energy
food chain
shows that an organism may play more than one role in an ecosystem
food web
All the world's food webs interconnect in what can be thought of as a
global food web
Bacteria and fungi that break down dead organisms and recycle the nutrients back into the ecosystem are called
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
decomposers
scavengers
Consumers that only eat animals are called
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
decomposers
scavengers
Consumers that only eat plants are called
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
decomposers
scavengers
Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
decomposers
scavengers
Carnivores that feed on the bodies
of dead organisms are called
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
decomposers
scavengers
Match the following examples with their correct categories.
mushroom
decomposers
vulture
scavenger
mouse
omnivore
lion
carnivore
grasshopper
herbivore
A (a) is more linear than a (b) , which can branch off in many different directions.
Organisms at the top of food chains tend to be (a) that prey on other animals.
While (a) feed off of living organisms and (b) feed on dead organisms, both are considered
(c) .
Which organisms are producers? Choose more than one answer.
Fern
Mushroom
Sunflower
Rabbit
Grass
Match the following terms with their descriptions.
Converts sunlight into energy
producer
Saps energy from host
parasite
Consumes plants as food
herbivores
Consumes animals as food
carnivores
Breaks down dead organisms
decomposers
