Food Chain Quiz

What type of organism makes its own food using sunlight?

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Predator

Which of the following is a consumer?

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Mushroom

• Sunlight

What do decomposers do in an ecosystem?

• Make food

• Eat plants

• Break down dead organisms

• Provide shelter

What is the correct flow of energy in a food chain?

• Decomposer → Consumer → Producer

• Producer → Consumer → Decomposer

• Consumer → Producer → Decomposer

• Tertiary consumer → Primary consumer → Producer

Which of the following best describes a food web?

• A single path of energy flow

• A network of interconnected food chains

• A diagram showing only producers

• A list of decomposers

Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

• Cow

• Fungi

• Tree

• Eagle

How does energy flow in a food web?

• In one direction only

• In multiple directions

• Only from consumers to producers

• Only from producers to decomposers

What happens when a producer dies?

• Everything in the ecosystem dies

• Decomposers break it down, returning nutrients to the soil

• The food chain becomes stronger

• Consumers switch to other producers

Why are decomposers important in an ecosystem?

• They produce food

• They help recycle nutrients back into the soil

• They consume other living things

• They provide shelter for other organisms