Vocabulary
Food Chains
Food Web
producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Food Web 2
100
What is the living and nonliving things that interact in an environment? A. Organism B. Ecosystem C. Habitat D. Food Web
B. an ecosystem
100
What is the beginning group of all food chains? A. consumers B. herbivores C. producers D. carnivores
C. producers
100

If there was a drought for many years, what would likely happen to the grass and mice? A. the grass would grow quickly and there would be many mice. B. the grass would grow quickly and there would be less mice. C. the grass would wilt and die and there would be many mice. D. the grass would wilt and die and there would be less mice.

D. the grass would wilt and die and there would be less mice.

100
Which is a decomposer? A. mushroom B. hawk C. mouse D. algae
A. mushroom
100
If a fox and hawk both eat rodents (mice, rats, ect.), what would happen to the rodents if the fox and hawk population doubled? A. the rodent population would increase B. the rodents would move to a different ecosystem C. the rodent population would decrease D. the rodents would have more babies
C. the rodent population would decrease
200

Are the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives in their   a. home    b. environment    c. planet    d. food web.

b. environment

200

The flow of energy in a food web shows how  a. consumers eat decomposers   b. consumers eat producers    c. producers eat consumers.

b. consumers eat producers

200

What ecosystem would you find a dry climate, sand, and cacti year round? A. tropical rain forest B. desert C. arctic D. swamp

B. desert

200
Which is a producer? A. mushroom B. tree C. blue jay D. fox
B. tree
200

When humans make changes that permit a species to become so numerous locally that it is having a negative effect on its food supply in a food web this is known as   a. scarce    b. extinct    c. over-abundant.

c. over-abundant

300

What are multiple food chains called? A. Ecosystem B. Organism C. Food Web D. Carnivore

C. a food web

300
What is a living thing that gets energy by eating other animals for food? A. producer B. consumer C. herbivore D. sun
B. consumers
300

Which part provides the starting energy for the food web?    a. producer  b. consumer    c. sun   d. decomposer

c. sun

300
Which is a secondary consumer? A. grass B. mushroom C. wolf D. deer
C. wolf
300
There is a fire that destroyed all the trees and grass, but all the animals got away safely. After a few years, if the animals return, which has the best chance of survival? A. spider B. chipmunk C. grasshopper D. owl
C. grasshopper
400
What is a producer? A. A consumer that eats only meat B. A consumer that eats only plants C. A carnivore D. An organism that makes its own food
D. An organism that makes its own food
400
What is a living thing that breaks down dead things for food? A. producer B. consumer C. carnivore D. decomposer
D.decomposer
400

If hawks eat mice, the mice eat grasshoppers and the grasshoppers eat grass, what is most likely to happen if there is a shortage of grasshoppers? A. The number of mice and hawks will increase B. The amount of grass will decrease C. The amount of mice and hawks will decrease D. The amount of mice will increase, but the amount of hawks will decrease

C. The amount of mice and hawks will decrease

400
Which shows the steps of the food chain in order? A. consumer, producer, decomposer B. producer, consumer, decomposer C. producer, decomposer, consumer D. decomposer, producer, consumer
B. producer, consumer, decomposer
400
Food webs are just a model. It doesn't always show what actually happens in nature because- A. the interactions of animals are too complex to show on the web B. it may have some inaccurate information C. Both a and b D. Neither a nor b
C. Both a and b
500

What is a primary consumer? A. a plant B. an animal that eats only plants C. an animal that eats other animals D. an animal that eats both plants and animals

B. an animal that eats only plants

500

When animals are scarce they are much harder to find and therefore are quite rare.  True or False

True

500

The flow of energy in an ecosystem of plants and animals can become scarce, extinct, or over-abundant depending on changes in population.   True or False

True

500
What organism in a food chain would have the GREATEST impact on the whole food chain if it were removed? A. hawk B. snake C. grass D. mouse
C. grass
500

Which change will be MOST harmful to the survival of a deer?    a. Snow melting into a large pond.    b. groundhogs digging wholes in the ground.   c. Humans cutting down trees to build houses.  

c. Humans cutting down trees to build houses.  

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