Food Chain Test Review

Why do scientists draw food chains?

• to show the path of food from producers to decomposer

• to show the path of water through living organisms

• to show the path of food among all living organisms

• to show how energy flows between organisms

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A life form is placed at the second position of a food chain.

What is its role in the food chain?

• It is the final link of the food chain.

• It gets energy by eating other life forms.

• It uses sunlight to make food for energy.

• It gets energy by feeding on and breaking down dead plants and animals.

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An eagle catches and eats a fish for energy to survive.

From where did the original energy come?

• From the eagle
• From the fish
• From the water
• From the sun

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Which statement best explains how the role of an organism in a food chain is described?

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• The role of an organism in a food chain is described by the organism’s size.

• The role of an organism in a food chain is described by the way it gets its energy.

• The role of an organism in a food chain is described by the organism’s lifespan.

• The role of an organism in a food chain is described by the speed of the organism.

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The largemouth bass feeds on small fish, snails, crayfish, and salamanders. What might be the role of the largemouth bass in a freshwater ecosystem?

• The largemouth bass is a primary producer.
• The largemouth bass is a decomposer.
• The largemouth bass is a primary consumer.
• The largemouth bass is a secondary consumer.

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Algae use energy from the Sun to make food. Which ecosystem role best classifies algae?

• Decomposer
• Consumer
• Predator
• Producer

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What is the most common arrangement of organisms in a food chain?

• Producer, Consumer, decomposer

• Consumer, Producer, decomposer

• Primary Consumer, decomposer, Producer

• Decomposer, Producer, Consumer

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Which statement best describes a decomposer?

• A decomposer is a living organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms into nutrients

• A decomposer is an organism that produces its own food
• A decomposer is an organism that consumes other organisms for food
• A decomposer is an organism that lives in extreme environments

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Seaweed is an organism found in ocean ecosystems.

What would be the seaweed's role in an ocean ecosystem?

• Seaweed is a predator in the ocean ecosystem
• Seaweed is a decomposer in the ocean ecosystem
• Seaweed is a producer in the ocean ecosystem

• Seaweed is a herbivore in the ocean ecosystem

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Producers can produce their own food using the Sun's energy.

Which term describes the process used by producers to make their own food?

• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Digestion
• Fermentation

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