Interaction Among Living Things — Practice Questions

Question 1

A food chain always begins with a:

Accepted Answer

producer (a plant) — Food chains start with a producer — a plant.

Question 2

In 'grass → grasshopper → bird', the arrow means:

Accepted Answer

is eaten by — The arrow → means "is eaten by".

Question 3

In the chain grass → grasshopper → bird, what does the grasshopper eat?

Accepted Answer

Grass — The grasshopper eats the grass.

Question 4

An animal that eats plants or other animals is called a:

Accepted Answer

consumer — Animals are consumers — they eat other living things.

Question 5

Many food chains linked together form a:

Accepted Answer

food web — Linked food chains make a food web.

Question 6

If all the grass died, the grasshoppers would:

Accepted Answer

have less food — Losing the producer means less food for the next link.