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Food Webs and Chains

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is an example of a producer?
a)
snake
b)
worm
c)
human
d)
grass
2.
Which of these is a consumer?
a)
sun
b)
human
c)
trees
d)
plants
3.

Guess what? When a millipede munches through dead and decaying stuff, it's actually playing a super cool role. Can you tell what it is?

a)

a decomposer

b)

an apex predator

c)

a producer

d)

prey

4.

Where does the energy go from the frog?

a)

worm

b)

spider

c)

logs

d)

eagle

5.

Who's the master chef of nature, whipping up their own food for energy?

a)

producers

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

carnivores

6.

Who's the party animal munching on plants all day? 🌿

a)

producers

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

carnivores

7.

Which organism DOES NOT pass energy directly to the eagle?

a)

rat

b)

thrush

c)

frog

d)

dragonfly

8.

How many producers are on this food web? Herbivore?

Answer will be: Producers, Herbivores

a)

2, 3

b)

4, 3

c)

3, 3

d)

4, 2

9.

Who's munching on plants as their main meal? Pick the primary consumer (herbivore) from the list!

a)

Lion

b)

Wolf

c)

Rabbit

d)

Hawk

10.

Which of these organisms is a decomposer?

a)

Mushroom

b)

Deer

c)

Shark

d)

Parrot

11.

Guess what? Every bite you take, every snack you make, traces back to one mega energy source. Can you tell where all the energy in our food webs and chains kickstarts from?

a)

Sun

b)

Decomposer

c)

Omnivores

d)

Carnivores

12.

True or False: Decomposers are responsible for breaking down biotic matter in an ecosystem

a)

True

b)

False

13.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Dive into the world of ecology! Which of the following statements is TRUE of CONSUMERS?

a)

Consumers are typically plants

b)

Consumers are autotrophs

c)

Consumers are heterotrophs

d)

Consumers consume other organisms for energy

14.

🌟 FUN CHALLENGE TIME! 🌟 SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following are types of consumers?

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Herbivore

e)

Heterotrophs

15.

Imagine you're on a wild adventure in the animal kingdom! You encounter a creature that thrives solely on a diet of ANIMAL tissue or meat. What type of consumer is this animal?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Producer

16.

🌞 Sunbathing Time! Who directly soaks up the sunshine to get their energy?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Autotrophs

17.

🌞 Sun's Out, Fun's Out! 🌞 Which group makes the most of the sunny days by directly soaking up all that glorious energy?

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Producers

18.

Ready for a challenge? Spot the twin words! Which two terms are basically mirror images of each other, meaning they're pretty much the same thing?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Consumers

c)

Heterotrophs

d)

Producers

19.

Which two words can be used essentially interchangeably? Meaning they mean the same thing.

a)

Autotroph

b)

Producers

c)

Omnivore

d)

Herbivore