9/19 Food Chains/Webs

1

Which organism in the food chain below is the producer?

Fox

Flower

Snail

Frog

1

Which organism in the food chain below is the primary consumer?

Flower

Snail

Fox

Frog

1

Which organism in the food chain below is the secondary consumer?

Snail

Fox

Flower

Frog

1

Which organism in the food chain below is the tertiary consumer?

Frog

Flower

Fox

Snail

1

Which item in the food chain below represents the primary source of energy?

Sun

Grass

Rabbit

Hawk

1

The corn in this food chain represents the...

Primary Consumer

Producer

Tertiary Consumer

Secondary Consumer

1

The owl in this food chain represents the...

Primary Consumer

Secondary Consumer

Producer

Tertiary Consumer

1

The lion in this food chain represents the...

Tertiary Consumer

Producer

Primary Consumer

Secondary Consumer

1

The rabbit in this food chain represents the...

Secondary Consumer

Producer

Tertiary Consumer

Primary Consumer

1

Name ONE producer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

1

Name ONE secondary consumer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

1

Name ONE tertiary consumer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

1

Name ONE primary consumer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

1

Draw the arrows in the following food chain.

1

Draw the arrows in the following food chain.

1

Describe what do the arrows signify in a food chain or food web?

20

A

B

C

D

20

A

B

C

D

1

Describe how a decrease in the wood rat population would affect higher trophic levels in the short term.

1

Describe how an increase in the grasshopper mouse population would affect lower trophic levels in the short term.

1

Describe how a decrease in the brittlebrush population would affect higher trophic levels in the short term.

1

9/19 Food Chains/Webs

Which organism in the food chain below is the producer?

Which organism in the food chain below is the primary consumer?

Which organism in the food chain below is the secondary consumer?

Which organism in the food chain below is the tertiary consumer?

Which item in the food chain below represents the primary source of energy?

The corn in this food chain represents the...

The owl in this food chain represents the...

The lion in this food chain represents the...

The rabbit in this food chain represents the...

Name ONE producer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Name ONE secondary consumer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Name ONE tertiary consumer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Name ONE primary consumer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Draw the arrows in the following food chain.

Draw the arrows in the following food chain.

Describe what do the arrows signify in a food chain or food web?

Describe how a decrease in the wood rat population would affect higher trophic levels in the short term.

Describe how an increase in the grasshopper mouse population would affect lower trophic levels in the short term.

Describe how a decrease in the brittlebrush population would affect higher trophic levels in the short term.

Explain why are there so few top or “apex” predators in a food chain?

Which organism in the food chain below is the producer?

Which organism in the food chain below is the primary consumer?

Which organism in the food chain below is the secondary consumer?

Which organism in the food chain below is the tertiary consumer?

Which item in the food chain below represents the primary source of energy?

The corn in this food chain represents the...

The owl in this food chain represents the...

The lion in this food chain represents the...

The rabbit in this food chain represents the...

Name ONE producer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Name ONE secondary consumer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Name ONE tertiary consumer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Name ONE primary consumer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Draw the arrows in the following food chain.

Draw the arrows in the following food chain.

Describe what do the arrows signify in a food chain or food web?

Describe how a decrease in the wood rat population would affect higher trophic levels in the short term.

Describe how an increase in the grasshopper mouse population would affect lower trophic levels in the short term.

Describe how a decrease in the brittlebrush population would affect higher trophic levels in the short term.

Explain why are there so few top or “apex” predators in a food chain?