Forest and Wetlands Food Web Quiz

A partial forest food web is shown. What role do bobcats play in a forest food web?

• Bobcats break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients to the soil.

• Bobcats are consumers of marmots and grouses.

• Bobcats produce their own energy.

• Bobcats are predators of grasses and berries.

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A wetlands food chain is shown below. sun → duckweed → minnow → crayfish → raccoon. Which table shows the correct role of each organism?

• A. Duckweed: Source of Energy, Minnow: Producer, Crayfish: Producer, Raccoon: Producer

• B. Duckweed: Consumer, Minnow: Consumer, Crayfish: Decomposer, Raccoon: Consumer

• C. Duckweed: Producer, Minnow: Consumer, Crayfish: Consumer, Raccoon: Decomposer

• D. Duckweed: Producer, Minnow: Consumer, Crayfish: Consumer, Raccoon: Consumer

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A partial desert food web is shown. Which type of organism is missing from this food web?

• Decomposer

• Predator

• Consumer

• Producer

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A partial rain forest food web is shown. How many types of organisms in this food web obtain energy directly from producers?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

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A partial swamp food web is shown. In this food web, energy is transferred directly between –

• A. mosquitos and mudskippers

• B. kingfishers and mangrove crabs

• C. prawns and mosquito larvae

• D. kingfishers and mangrove trees

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A partial forest food web is shown. Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this ecosystem?

• Energy is transferred from berries to bears to elk.

• Energy is transferred from grasses to marmots to bobcats.

• Energy is transferred from bobcats to grouses to grasses.

• Energy is transferred from grasses to elk to grouses.

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The table below lists some of the types of animals that live in an ecosystem and what they eat. Based on the information in the table, which of the following food chains shows one way energy flows in this ecosystem?

• Leaves → caterpillars → raccoons → vultures

• Leaves → slugs → caterpillars

• Owls → raccoons → berries

• Leaves → slugs → owls

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A partial food web is shown. Which organisms in this food web eat only producers?

• Fruit bats and bandicoots only

• Insects and fruit bats only

• Rufous owls, bandicoots, and pythons only

• Insects only

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A partial rain forest food web is shown. Which organisms in this food web eat only consumers?

• Spider monkey and butterfly only

• Spider, poison dart frog, and butterfly only

• Jaguar, carcara, spider and poison dart frog only

• Poison dart frog and jaguar only

The table describes the energy sources for four unidentified organisms. Which statement correctly identifies the roles of the organisms?

• Organisms 1 and 3 are consumers.

• Organisms 3 and 4 are producers.

• Organisms 1 and 2 are decomposers.

• Organisms 2 and 3 are producers.

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