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Food Webs

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the producer?

a)

grass

b)

grasshopper

c)

mouse

d)

owl

2.

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

a)

environment

b)

ecosystem

c)


food web

3.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

oxygen

b)

matter

c)

energy

d)

sunlight

4.

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming FROM them in a food web?

a)

More than one organism may eat them.

b)

This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

c)

They may eat more than one other organism.

5.

What is this?

6.

According to the food web, a shrew is eaten by what?

a)

grasshopper

b)

cricket

c)

frog

d)

snake

7.

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

a)

More than one organism may eat them. 

b)

They may eat more than one other organism. 

c)

This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 

d)

They have no resources available to them.

8.

The diagram shows a prairie food web. In the food web shown, all of the following are consumers EXCEPT – (a)  

Choose from the below words

Prairie Grass

Mountain Lion

Squirrel

Robin

9.

The table shows the foods eaten by animals in a meadow ecosystem. Place the animal names in the ecosystem boxes to create a food web of this ecosystem.

10.

7. According to the food web, what does the frog eat?

a)

grasshopper

b)

cricket

c)

cattail

d)

shrew

11.

What does a food web represent?

a)

All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

b)

The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

c)

A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 

d)

How carnivores get their food. 

12.

Choose the organism(s) that would benefit most from an increase in grasshoppers.

13.

How many consumers are shown in the food web?

14.

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

a)

Decomposer

b)

Consumer

c)

Producer

15.

What is the connection between producers and consumers?

a)

Producers eat consumers

b)

Consumers produce energy for producers

c)

Consumers and producers are the same

d)

Producers provide energy for consumers

16.

The original source of energy for a food web is...

a)

plants

b)

producer

c)

sun

17.

What is the name of the organism at the beginning of every food chain?

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

herbivores

d)

carnivores

18.

What is this called?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Abiotic Factors

19.

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

a)

More than one organism may eat them.

b)

They may eat more than one other organism.

c)

This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

20.

The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:

a)

Primary Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Tertiary Consumers

21.

A third-level consumer has to be which type?

a)

Carnivore.

b)

Decomposer.

c)

Producer.

d)

Herbivore.

22.

Which is a producer?

a)

deer

b)

tall grass

c)

lion

d)

worm

23.

In a food web, which of the following organisms is most likely to be at the top of the food chain?

a)

A) Grasshopper

b)

B) Rabbit

c)

C) Eagle

d)

D) Grass

24.

Which of the following best describes the role of decomposers in a food web?

a)

A) They produce energy through photosynthesis.

b)

B) They consume primary producers.

c)

C) They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.

d)

D) They are the primary source of energy for herbivores.

25.

In a marine food web, which organism is typically considered a primary producer?

a)

A) Phytoplankton

b)

B) Shark

c)

C) Jellyfish

d)

D) Sea turtle