Crash Course Kids Fabulous Food Chains

A habitat is home to a tangle of food chains called ___

• a nutrient hub

• an energy chain

• a food web

• the carbon cycle

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The things in an ecosystem are all ___

• separate

• connected

• scattered

• unrelated

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What is distributed by spider monkeys as they travel throughout the forest?

• whole fruit

• fruit seeds 

• dried leaves

• insects

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Frogs eat ___

• bats

• insects

• spider monkeys

• strangler figs

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In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?

• The snakes will increase.

• The grasshoppers will decrease.

• The eagles will remain the same.

• The grasshoppers will increase.

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Which of the following best describes a food chain?

• A list of animals that live in the same habitat

• A sequence showing who eats whom

• A group of animals that hunt together

• A chain made of food items

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How do decomposers fit into a food chain?

• They produce food for plants

• They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients

• They are at the top of the food chain

• They are primary consumers

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In a food chain, what trophic level directly obtains its energy from producers?

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Tertiary consumers

• Quaternary consumers

What is the primary source of energy for most food chains?

• Water

• Soil

• Sunlight

• Air

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Why are plants important in the food chain?

• They provide oxygen for animals.

• They are a source of food for many animals.

• They can move from place to place.

• They play games with animals.

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