1. Answer Questions 1-5 using this food chain: Grass rabbit fox 1.

1. If there were no fox, what would initially happen to the rabbits? (a) population would decrease (b) population would increase (c) no change in population (d) not enough information to tell 2. hat would happen to the rabbits in the long term? (a) population would decrease (b) population would increase (c) population would remain constant (d) not enough information to tell here does all the energy come from? (a) sun (b) wind ". (c) rain (d) moon

(c) decomposer (d) energy source /. -n organism that cannot produce its own food from basic nutrients is called a(n): (a) consumer (b) producer (c) decomposer (d) energy source 10. hy do food webs begin with plants?

(a) 1lants contain carbon. (b) 1lants can ma.e their own food. (c) 1lants ha#e chloroplasts. (d) 1lants are the smallest li#ing things. 11. hen the mouse2s food supply in a field decreases, the mouse population in that field will probably. (a) increase (b) decrease (c) remain the same (d) become extinct 12. hich li#ing thing ma.es its own food? (a) insect (b) plant (c) mushroom (d) mammal 1!. -n example of a primary consumer is a (a) dandelion (c) frog (b) robin (d) cow

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hat is the third trophic le#el? (a) grass (c) fox (b) rabbit (d) all e$ual hat is the producer? (a) grass (c) fox (b) rabbit (d) all e$ual

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&. hich one of the following statements is true? (a) 'adpoles and adult frogs are both herbi#ores. (b) 'adpoles are herbi#ores and mature frogs are carni#ores. (c) 'adpoles are carni#ores and mature frogs are herbi#ores. (d) 'adpoles and mature frogs are both omni#ores. (. 'he term )omni#ore* is used to define an organism that: (a) eats only plants+ (b) eats only animals+ (c) may eat plants or animals+ (d) causes decomposition in dead organisms. ,. -n organism that ma.es its own food from basic nutrients is called a(n): (a) producer (b) consumer

Use the food chain above to answer question 14.

Use the diagram below to answer question 1 .

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hich is true of this food chain? (a) 'he mouse gets its energy from the haw.. (b) 'he sna.e gets its energy from the haw.. (c) 'he seeds get their energy from the mouse. (d) 'he mouse gets its energy from the seeds. 1,. hich of the following helps the lea#es brea. down after they ha#e fallen off a tree? (a) sca#angers (b) detriti#ores (c) decomposers 1%. hat do the arrows represent in this food chain? (a) heat wa#es from the 3un (b) the mo#ement of water (c) the mo#ement of energy (d) the mo#ement of nutrients 1&. 'he number of predators in a community depends on what factor? (a) the number of prey (b) the amount of sunlight (c) the amount of rainfall (d) the number of decomposers (d) both (b) and (c) 1/. 1rimary 4onsumers can be found at le#el? (a) 1 (c) 2 (b) ! (d) all le#els what 'rophic

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hich food chain is shown abo#e?

(a)deer mouse grasshopper grass 3un (b)3un grasshopper grass mouse deer (c) 3un grasshopper sparrow haw. (d)grass grasshopper sparrow haw.

Use the food chain below to answer question 15.

20. In a forest, owls hunt at night. 5ice and large insects are the main food of the owls. hich change will most li.ely happen if there are fewer mice in the forest? (a) 'he owls will hunt during the day. (b) 'he owls will ha#e more babies. (c) 'he number of owls will decrease. (d) 'he population of insects will decrease. 21. hich of the following is 67' an abiotic factor? (a) soil (c) bacteria (b) temperature (d) water