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Food Chains
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- 1.
In a food chain, which organism is always at the start?
(a) A plant (producer)(b) A large animal(c) A predator(d) A decomposer
- 2.
In the food chain: Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake, what does the grasshopper eat?
(a) Grass(b) Frog(c) Snake(d) Soil
- 3.
An animal that only eats plants is called a:
(a) Herbivore(b) Carnivore(c) Omnivore(d) Decomposer
- 4.
A lion is a carnivore because it:
(a) Eats only animals(b) Eats only plants(c) Eats both plants and animals(d) Makes its own food
- 5.
In the food chain: Leaf → Caterpillar → Robin → Hawk. The robin is a:
(a) Consumer and prey(b) Producer(c) Decomposer(d) Herbivore
- 6.
What would happen to the frog population if all grasshoppers disappeared?
(a) Frogs would decrease because they have less food(b) Frogs would increase(c) Frogs would stay the same(d) Frogs would become herbivores
- 7.
A bear that eats both fish and berries is called an:
(a) Omnivore(b) Herbivore(c) Carnivore(d) Producer
- 8.
The arrows in a food chain show:
(a) The direction energy flows(b) Which animal is bigger(c) Where animals live(d) How animals move
- 9.
Decomposers like mushrooms help the environment by:
(a) Breaking down dead organisms and returning nutrients to soil(b) Eating living animals(c) Producing food through photosynthesis(d) Pollinating plants
- 10.
If all the plants in a food chain were removed, what would happen to all the animals?
(a) All animals would eventually die(b) Only herbivores would die(c) Animals would adapt and eat other things(d) Carnivores would survive by eating more meat
Answer key — P2 Science: Food Chains
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- 1.(a) A plant (producer)
- 2.(a) Grass
- 3.(a) Herbivore
- 4.(a) Eats only animals
- 5.(a) Consumer and prey
- 6.(a) Frogs would decrease because they have less food
- 7.(a) Omnivore
- 8.(a) The direction energy flows
- 9.(a) Breaking down dead organisms and returning nutrients to soil
- 10.(a) All animals would eventually die
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