Food Chains and Webs 01

1. Plants are .......

   • decomposers
   • herbivores
   • primary consumers
   • producers

2. Secondary consumers are usually .......

   • carnivores
   • decomposers
   • herbivores
   • producers

3. Omnivores eat .......

   • animals and plants
   • only animals
   • only decomposers
   • only plants

4. Which of the following is the odd one out?

   • Bee
   • Blackbird
   • Rabbit
   • Slug

5. Which of the following shows a correct food chain?

   • Barn Owl → Dormouse → Barley
   • Dormouse → Barley → Barn Owl
   • Fox → Rabbit → Grass
   • Grass → Rabbit → Fox

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

   • the primary consumer
   • the producer
   • the secondary consumer
   • the top carnivore

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

Quiz written by Sue Davison