Food chains and food webs Quiz
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1. In the food chain grass → rabbit → fox, what is the rabbit?
- A. Producer
- B. Secondary consumer
- C. Primary consumer
- D. Decomposer
2. In which direction does an arrow in a food chain point?
- A. From the eater to its food
- B. From the food to the eater
- C. From the largest to the smallest organism
- D. From the predator to the decomposer
3. In a predator-prey cycle, the prey population falls. What happens next to the predator population?
- A. It falls after a delay as food becomes short
- B. It rises immediately
- C. It stays the same forever
- D. It doubles
4. What are decomposers?
- A. Animals that hunt prey
- B. Organisms that make food by photosynthesis
- C. Organisms that eat only plants
- D. Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down dead matter
5. All the insects that eat a certain plant are removed from a habitat. What is the most likely effect on the plant and on the birds that eat the insects?
- A. The plant decreases and the birds increase
- B. Both increase
- C. The plant may increase and the birds are likely to decrease
- D. Neither is affected