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HW 13.4 Food Chains & Food Webs

 1. 

A model that shows a single sequence of feeding relationships is called a
a.
trophic level.
b.
food chain.
c.
food web.
d.
feeding chain.
 

 2. 

Decomposers are important to ecosystems because they
a.
return vital nutrients to the environment.
b.
are producers.
c.
capture energy from the Sun.
d.
can be omnivores.
 

 3. 

Giant pandas eat bamboo almost exclusively. For this reason giant pandas are an example of a(n)
a.
carnivore.
b.
omnivore.
c.
generalist.
d.
specialist.
 

 4. 

A food chain contains oak trees (producer), mice (herbivore), black rat snakes (carnivore), and bald eagles (carnivore). How many trophic levels does this food chain have?
a.
one
b.
two
c.
three
d.
four
 

 5. 

Food webs are models that show
a.
one sequence of producers and consumers.
b.
networks of feeding relationships.
c.
stored energy in food chains.
d.
only primary consumers in an ecosystem.
 

 6. 

What are the FOUR main types of consumers?
 

 7. 

What is the difference between an specilaist and a generalist?
 

 8. 

What are the trophic levels in a food chain?
 

 9. 

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
 

 10. 

What happns to energy at each link in the food web?
 



 
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