WorksheetsFood Chain
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Food webs have many food chains in them.
True
False
A series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another is a
Food Web
Food Chain
The shortest food chains consist of
a consumer and decomposer
2 producers
2 consumers
a producer and decomposer
Which describes both a food chains and a food web?
Both contain only consumers
Both begin with a producer
Both contain multiple ways that energy flows
both must include a carnivore
The relationship between an owl and a mouse is an example of
competition
symbiosis
predator and prey
producer and consumer
An animal that is hunted by others for food is
Predator
Prey
Decomposer
A diagram that combines many food chains.
Food Chain
Food Web
An animal that hunts and eats another animal
Prey
Decomposer
Predator
The arrows in a food chain or web represent what?
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
They show how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
What is the effect of removing prey from a food chain?
All predators above them will die or suffer.
The prey's predator will die or suffer, but everybody else should be fine.
The prey will always, eventually, come back
The predators population will grow
If the mouse population becomes sick and decreases, which statement about the food web will be true?
The grass population will decrease.
The hawk population will increase.
The grass population will increase.
The wildflower population will decrease.
Which of the following is a predator of the shrew?
cricket
grasshopper
frog
snake
In a food chain, which of the following organisms is typically at the base?
A) Herbivore
B) Carnivore
C) Producer
D) Decomposer
Which of the following best describes the role of decomposers in a food chain?
A) They produce energy from sunlight.
B) They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.
C) They are primary consumers.
D) They are at the top of the food chain.
In a simple food chain, grass is eaten by a rabbit, and the rabbit is eaten by a fox. What is the role of the rabbit in this food chain?
A) Producer
B) Primary consumer
C) Secondary consumer
D) Decomposer
