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Food Chain

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Food webs have many food chains in them.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another is a

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

3.

The shortest food chains consist of

a)

a consumer and decomposer

b)

2 producers

c)

2 consumers

d)

a producer and decomposer

4.

Which describes both a food chains and a food web?

a)

Both contain only consumers

b)

Both begin with a producer

c)

Both contain multiple ways that energy flows

d)

both must include a carnivore

5.

The relationship between an owl and a mouse is an example of

a)

competition

b)

symbiosis

c)

predator and prey

d)

producer and consumer

6.

An animal that is hunted by others for food is

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Decomposer

7.

A diagram that combines many food chains.

a)

Food Chain

b)

Food Web

8.

An animal that hunts and eats another animal

a)

Prey

b)

Decomposer

c)

Predator

9.

The arrows in a food chain or web represent what?

a)

They point to the organism that is being eaten.

b)

They show how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

c)

They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

d)

They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

10.

What is the effect of removing prey from a food chain?

a)

All predators above them will die or suffer.

b)

The prey's predator will die or suffer, but everybody else should be fine.

c)

The prey will always, eventually, come back

d)

The predators population will grow

11.

If the mouse population becomes sick and decreases, which statement about the food web will be true?

a)

The grass population will decrease.

b)

The hawk population will increase.

c)

The grass population will increase.

d)

The wildflower population will decrease.

12.

Which of the following is a predator of the shrew?

a)

cricket

b)

grasshopper

c)

frog

d)

snake

13.

In a food chain, which of the following organisms is typically at the base?

a)

A) Herbivore

b)

B) Carnivore

c)

C) Producer

d)

D) Decomposer

14.

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

a)

A) They produce energy from sunlight.

b)

B) They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.

c)

C) They are primary consumers.

d)

D) They are at the top of the food chain.

15.

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)

A) Producer

b)

B) Primary consumer

c)

C) Secondary consumer

d)

D) Decomposer