Vocabulary
Food Chains
Food Web 1
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
What is the name of a consumer that eats plants and animals? A. omnivore B. herbivore C. producer D. carnivore
A. omnivore
200
What is an animal that is hunted for food? A. predator B. consumer C. prey D. producer
C. prey
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
Which list shows all herbivores? A. zebra, elephant, fox B. giraffe, hawk, rabbit C. rabbit, giraffe, zebra D. wolf, fox, lion
C. rabbit, giraffe, zebra
300
What is an overlapping food chain? 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 of the following do producers need to make their own food? A. sunlight and water B. sunlight, water and oxygen C. sunlight, water and carbon dioxide D. sunlight
C. sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
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
What is an animal that hunts another animal for food? A. prey B. producer C. photosynthesis D. predator
D. predator
500

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between a fox and a mouse? A. The fox is the consumer, and the mouse is the producer B. he fox is the predator, and the mouse is the decomposer C. The fox is the prey, and the mouse is the consumer D. The fox is the predator, and the mouse is the prey

D. The fox is the predator, and the mouse is the prey.

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 answer choice shows how energy flows in a food chain? A. secondary consumer, producer, sun, apex consumer B. apex consumer, producer, sun, secondary consumer C. sun, producer, secondary consumer, apex consumer D. none of the above

C. sun, producer, secondary consumer, apex consumer

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