Food Chain and Food Web

Made up of many food chains to show how energy is passed from one organism to another,

• food chain

• predator

• carnivore

• food web

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Shows the transfer of energy among organisms

• decomposers

• food chain

• food web

• eating

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An animal that is hunted by another for food.

• producer

• prey

• bear

• predator

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A living thing that makes its own food.

• decomposer

• consumer

• producer

• bee

In a food chain, what happens to energy as it moves from producers to consumers?

• It increases as it moves up the chain

• It stays the same throughout the chain

• It decreases as it moves up the chain

• It is only found in the producers

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In a food chain, what typically happens to energy as it moves up from producers to top predators?

• It increases.

• It remains constant.

• It decreases.

• It is recycled.

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Why are plants considered the base of most food webs?

• They are the largest organisms in an ecosystem

• They consume the most energy

• They produce energy through photosynthesis, providing food for other organisms

• They are eaten by all other organisms

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Look at the food web of a pond ecosystem.

Which food chain shows the correct flow of energy in the pond 

of the food web?

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In a food web, what role do plants typically play?

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Producers

• Decomposers

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Which of the following organisms is most likely to be at the top of a food chain?

• A grasshopper

• A wolf

• A tree

• A mushroom

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