Earth Science: Food Chain

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Questions on this quiz are based on information from
Earth Science: Food Chain.

1. In the food chain 'grass --> grasshopper --> frog --> snake --> eagle', what organism is the primary consumer?
a. Grass
b. Grasshopper
c. Frog
d. Snake
e. Eagle

2. In the food chain 'grass --> grasshopper --> frog --> snake --> eagle', what organism is the producer?
a. Grass
b. Grasshopper
c. Frog
d. Snake
e. Eagle

3. Which of the following links of the food chain eats decaying matter?
a. Producer
b. Primary consumer
c. Secondary consumer
d. Tertiary consumer
e. Decomposer

4. Which of the following links of the food chain eats plants?
a. Producer
b. Primary consumer
c. Secondary consumer
d. Tertiary consumer
e. Decomposer

5. Which of the following links of the food chain eats the animals that eat plants?
a. Producer
b. Primary consumer
c. Secondary consumer
d. Tertiary consumer
e. Decomposer

6. Which of the following links of the food chain eats other carnivores?
a. Producer
b. Primary consumer
c. Secondary consumer
d. Tertiary consumer
e. Decomposer

7. Which of the following links of the food chain produces energy for the entire food chain?
a. Producer
b. Primary consumer
c. Secondary consumer
d. Tertiary consumer
e. Decomposer

8. What is it called when you include several food chains together in a single diagram?
a. Trophic level
b. Food web
c. Primary diagram
d. All of the above
e. None of the Above

9. What are animals at the top of the food chain called?
a. Omnivores
b. Producers
c. Decomposers
d. Primary consumers
e. Apex predators

10. What do we call an animal that only eats plants?
a. Carnivore
b. Producers
c. Herbivore
d. Omnivore
e. Decomposer


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