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Marine Food Web

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main role of algae in the marine food web?

a)

Secondary consumers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Primary producers

d)

Apex predators

2.

Which organisms consume zooplankton according to the second marine food web?

a)

Sharks and sea stars

b)

Crabs and shrimp

c)

Algae and coral

d)

Sea urchins and clams

3.

What kind of consumers are shrimp in the marine food web?

a)

Producers

b)

Primary consumers

c)

Secondary consumers

d)

Apex predators

4.

What role do sea urchins play in the marine food web?

a)

Primary producers

b)

Primary consumers

c)

Apex predators

d)

Decomposers

5.

What is a food web?

a)

A diagram showing one food chain

b)

A model illustrating multiple interconnected food chains

c)

A map of an ecosystem

d)

A list of animals in an ecosystem

6.

What is emphasized by a food web?

a)

The number of species in an ecosystem

b)

The complexity of relationships among organisms

c)

The size of an ecosystem

d)

The speed of energy transfer

7.

Which fish are mentioned as feeding on coral?

a)

Triggerfish and parrotfish

b)

Sharks and crabs

c)

Zooplankton and shrimp

d)

Sea stars and clams

8.

How are food webs different from food chains?

a)

Food webs are simpler than food chains

b)

Food webs show only one path of energy flow

c)

Food webs illustrate multiple interconnected food chains

d)

Food webs do not include producers

9.

Which organisms are considered secondary consumers in a marine food web?

a)

Algae

b)

Sharks

c)

Small fish

d)

Zooplankton

10.

What is the primary source of energy in a marine food web?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Phytoplankton

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Fish

11.

Which of the following organisms are considered primary consumers in a marine food web?

a)

Sharks

b)

Phytoplankton

c)

Zooplankton

d)

Seaweed

12.

In a marine food web, which organism is most likely to be an apex predator?

a)

Krill

b)

Dolphin

c)

Seaweed

d)

Coral

13.

What role do decomposers play in the marine food web?

a)

They produce energy from sunlight

b)

They consume primary producers

c)

They break down dead organic matter

d)

They are apex predators

14.

How does overfishing affect the marine food web?

a)

It increases the number of apex predators

b)

It disrupts the balance of the ecosystem

c)

It has no effect on the food web

d)

It increases the population of primary producers

15.

Which of the following best describes a trophic cascade in a marine food web?

a)

A direct transfer of energy from the sun to apex predators

b)

A series of changes in population sizes at different trophic levels

c)

The extinction of a single species

d)

The migration of fish to different areas