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Food Chains and Food Webs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The way energy is passed from one organism to another
a)
food chain
b)
energy
c)
extinct
d)
habitat
2.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
3.
What four things do every organism need for survival?
a)
food, water, dirt, and a hat
b)
protection, water, food, and air
c)
air, sun, dirt, and water
d)
light, electricity, and worms
4.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
algae
c)
worm
d)
mouse
5.
Example of a consumer
a)
worm
b)
bacteria
c)
mushroom
d)
hawk
6.
A tree is a ....
a)
composer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
7.
Humans are considered...
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
8.
Worms are considered...
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
9.
Grass is considered a ...
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
10.
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
11.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
15.
Which type of consumer eats plants only?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Scavengers
16.
Which type of consumer eats meat only?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
17.
Which is the correct food chain order?
a)
Plant-->1st Consumer--> 2nd Consumer 
b)
Plant <-- 1st Consumer <-- 2nd Consumer
c)
2nd consumer     --> 1st consumer  --> Plant
d)
1st Consumer      --> 2nd consumer --> Plant
18.
True/False
Food webs show you everything an animal eats. Food chains show you one thing.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Different organisms living together in the same area:
a)
community
b)
population
c)
species
d)
ecosystem
20.
All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n):
a)
ecosystem
b)
house
c)
community
d)
mountain