Food Chains And Food Webs

5 Questions | By Etate | Last updated: Jan 13, 2020 | Total Attempts: 267

Questions and Answers

1.

Which of the following correctly shows how energy flows through a food chain?
- A.
  
  Sun --> carnivores --> producers --> herbivores
- B.
  
  Sun --> producers --> herbivores --> carnivores
- C.
  
  Sun --> herbivores --> carnivores --> producers
- D.
  
  Sun --> producers --> carnivores --> herbivores
2.

What is the original source of energy in a food web?
- A.
  
  Decomposers
- B.
  
  Consumers
- C.
  
  Producers
- D.
  
  The Sun
3.

What is the role of a consumer in the flow of energy through a food chain?
- A.
  
  Obtaining necessary nutrients from the soil
- B.
  
  Transforming the Sun's energy to make food
- C.
  
  Gaining energy by eating other living things
- D.
  
  Decomposing the remains of living things
4.

A diagram of a prairie food web is provided. Which organism in this food chain gets its energy, indirectly, from prairie grass?
- A.
  
  Squirrel
- B.
  
  Mountain lion
- C.
  
  Robin
- D.
  
  Eagle
5.

A diagram is provided. The food web depicted here would be able to support the smallest number of which of the following organisms?
- A.
  
  Diatoms
- B.
  
  Shrimp
- C.
  
  Squid
- D.
  
  Tuna

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