Food Chains Review

A student is creating a food chain with a wolf, the Sun, a rabbit, and grass. The student  wants to show the flow of energy for this food chain. What order should these be placed  in from beginning to end?

•  the Sun --> wolf --> rabbit --> grass

• wolf --> grass --> rabbit --> the Sun

• grass --> rabbit--> wolf --> the Sun

• the Sun --> grass --> rabbit --> wolf

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Which of these statements about food chains is true?

• There are more consumers than producers in a food chain.  

• The Sun is the original source of all energy in a food chain. 

• Producers are the original source of all energy in a food chain.  

•  Consumers are the original source of all energy in a food chain.

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Which living thing is a rabbit’s most likely source of stored energy from food?

• Bear

• Grass

• Hawk

• Mouse

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What is one difference between a consumer and a producer?

• A consumer cannot make its own food like a producer.

• A consumer is at the beginning of the food chain and a producer is at the end.

• A consumer is larger in size than a producer

• A consumer passes its energy on and a producer does not. 

In a food chain, what is the term for animals that eat plants?

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Decomposers

Which of the following is a producer in a food chain?

• Lion

• Grass

• Eagle

• Snake

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

TEKS.SCI.2.12B

Label the food chain

b

c

d

e

a

herbivore

sun

omnivore

producer

carnivore

decomposer

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Which organism is typically at the top of a food chain?

• Plants

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Decomposers

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In a food chain, what is the term for organisms that make their own food?

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Carnivores

In a food chain, what role does a rabbit play when it eats grass?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Predator

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

TEKS.SCI.2.12B