Food chains

Why is the insect a consumer?

• It is eaten by a mouse

• It can make its own food

• It eats the plant

• It takes energy from the sun

Why will having fewer insects affect the mice?

• The mice will not have enough insects to eat

• It will not affect the mice

• The mice will have too many insects to eat

• The mice will have more competition for food

In the food chain pictured, why is the plant a producer?

• The plant consumes the sun

• The plant makes its own food

• The plant is not a producer

• The plant is eaten by an animal

Which picture would be first to show the flow of energy through the food chain?

• Snake

• Sun

• Carrot

• Rabbit

What do the arrows show in a food chain picture?

• They always point to the smallest animals

• They show the predator-prey relationship

• They always point to the producers

• They point in the direction that energy is flowing

Producers get their energy from the ______.

• Water

• Sun

• Air

• Eating plants

What is the name of the organism at the beginning of every food chain?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

Which organisms are the consumers?

• Deer and squirrel

• Flowers and deer

• Deer and mushrooms

• Squirrel and mushrooms

Which organism is a producer?

• Deer

• Trees

• Birds

• Worms

Which food chain is in the correct order?

• Cat, grass, bird, snail

• Bird, snail, grass, cat

• Grass, snail, bird, cat

• Grass, cat, bird, snail