Food Chain -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Question 1: What is a food chain?

(a) The process of food production in plants.
(b) The sequence of events in the growth of crops.
(c) The transfer of energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem.
(d) The process of digestion in animals.

Question 2: Which organism is usually at the beginning of a food chain?

(a) Herbivores
(b) Carnivores
(c) Omnivores
(d) Producers

Question 3: Which level in a food chain usually has the largest number of organisms?

(a) Producers
(b) Primary consumers
(c) Secondary consumers
(d) Tertiary consumers

Question 4: What do primary consumers eat in a food chain?

(a) Other consumers
(b) Decomposers
(c) Producers
(d) Nothing, they do not eat

Question 5: Which organisms are at the highest trophic level in a food chain?

(a) Producers
(b) Primary consumers
(c) Secondary consumers
(d) Tertiary consumers

Question 6: What is the main purpose of a food chain in an ecosystem?

(a) To determine the population of different species.
(b) To show the interactions between abiotic and biotic factors.
(c) To demonstrate the flow of energy from one organism to another.
(d) To show the genetic relationships among organisms.

Question 7: Which process allows the transfer of energy between trophic levels in a food chain?

(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Cellular respiration
(c) Predation
(d) Decomposition

Question 8: What happens to the amount of available energy as it moves up the trophic levels in a food chain?

(a) It increases
(b) It remains constant
(c) It decreases
(d) It fluctuates

Question 9: Which of the following is an example of a detritivore in a food chain?

(a) Lion
(b) Deer
(c) Earthworm
(d) Hawk

Question 10: What term is used to describe interconnected food chains in an ecosystem?

(a) Biodiversity
(b) Food web
(c) Biomass
(d) Decomposition

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Answer key:

Question 1: c

Question 2: d

Question 3: a

Question 4: c

Question 5: d

Question 6: c

Question 7: c

Question 8: c

Question 9: c

Question 10: b