Quiz on Food Chain

What does the above food chain show? Choose all correct answers.

• Caterpillars get their energy directly from the Sun.

• Caterpillars get their energy directly from plants.

• Caterpillars use energy that originally came from the Sun. But they can’t use energy directly from the Sun.

• Caterpillars give energy to plants, and plants give energy to the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Some birds eat caterpillars. The caterpillars give them lots of energy so that they can do things like grow, fly, and build nests. Select the answer that shows the correct order for a food chain that contains birds, caterpillars, Sun, and plants.

• birds, caterpillars, Sun, plants

• Sun, bird, plants, caterpillars

• Sun, plants, caterpillars, bird

• Sun, plants, birds, caterpillars

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Cave fish don’t even see the Sun for their entire lives, but the Sun is still the original source of their energy. How can this be? Select the answer that shows the correct order for a food chain that shows how cave fish can get energy from the Sun even if they live their entire lives in complete darkness.

• Cave fish, plants, sun, cave crickets

• Sun, plants, cave crickets, cave fish

• Plants, sun, cave crickets, cave fish

• Sun, cave crickets, cave fish, plants

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Cave fish already live in total darkness and never see the Sun. Could cave fish survive if the Sun became blocked again?

• Yes, because they are adapted to live without sunlight.

• No, because they still need sunlight indirectly.

• Yes, but only for a short period.

• No, they would not survive at all.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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An animal that eats only other animals is a __________.

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

An animal that only eats plants is a __________.

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

An animal that eats both plants and animals is an __________.

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

A living thing that eats other living things is a ___________. Mark only one oval.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• autotroph

A living thing that makes its own food is a ___________. Mark only one oval.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• scavenger

The movement of energy through living things is called ___________. Mark only one oval.

• energy flow

• energy transfer

• energy cycle

• energy transformation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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