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Plants produce their own food by photosynthesis and are known as producers.

Food Chains and Webs

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A food chain shows the dependency of organisms as a source of food. Food chains show how energy is transferred through a food chain. You will have learned in your Science lessons that animals depend on plants.

See how much you know in this quiz about Food Chains and Webs.

1 .

Plants are .......

decomposers

herbivores

primary consumers

producers

Plants produce their own food by photosynthesis

2 .

Secondary consumers are usually .......

carnivores

decomposers

herbivores

producers

They can also be omnivores

3 .

Omnivores eat .......

animals and plants

only animals

only decomposers

only plants

Herbivores eat plants. Carnivores eat animals (meat)

4 .

Which of the following is the odd one out?

Bee

Blackbird

Rabbit

Slug

The others are herbivores; a blackbird is an omnivore

5 .

Which of the following shows a correct food chain?

Barn Owl → Dormouse → Barley

Dormouse → Barley → Barn Owl

Fox → Rabbit → Grass

Grass → Rabbit → Fox

A food chain always starts with a plant

6 .

In the following food chain 'lettuce → rabbit → hawk', the rabbit is .......

the primary consumer

the producer

the secondary consumer

the top carnivore

The primary consumer is a herbivore

7 .

In the following food chain 'grass → grasshopper → rat → snake → hawk', the rat is .......

a herbivore

the primary consumer

the secondary consumer

the top carnivore

8 .

In the food chain for Question 7, the hawk is .......

the primary consumer

the secondary consumer

the tertiary consumer

the top carnivore

9 .

Rabbits and slugs eat lettuce. Hedgehogs eat slugs. Foxes eat rabbits. The rabbits get poisoned and many die. Which of the following is likely to happen?

Foxes and hedgehogs will decrease in number

Foxes and hedgehogs will increase in number

Slugs and foxes will increase in number

Slugs and hedgehogs will increase in number

10 .

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Food chains always start with a plant

In a food web, arrows can point in any direction

Primary consumers are herbivores

Secondary consumers can be carnivores or omnivores

Author: Sue Davison