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Science
Ecosystems

Starter quiz

  • A ______ is an organism which is hunted as food by a predator.
    • 'prey' ✓
  • The image below shows a food chain diagram. Which organism is the apex predator?
    The image below shows a food chain diagram. Which organism is the apex predator?
    • squid
    • shark  ✓
    • phytoplankton
    • zooplankton
    • shrimp
  • How many predators are there in the following food chain diagram?
    How many predators are there in the following food chain diagram?
    • one
    • two
    • three  ✓
    • more than three
  • Complete the sentence. A ______ is an organism that makes its own food.
    • 'producer' ✓
  • Look at the food chain diagram from a desert. Match the organism with the correct statement.
    Look at the food chain diagram from a desert. Match the organism with the correct statement.
    • cactus
      ⇔
      is neither predator or prey ✓
    • wood rat
      ⇔
      is prey ✓
    • rattlesnake
      ⇔
      is predator and prey ✓
    • hawk
      ⇔
      is an apex predator ✓
  • Blackbirds are predators of slugs. Slugs are prey of blackbirds. What will happen to the population of blackbirds if there is a very large population of slugs?
    • The blackbird population will increase.  ✓
    • The blackbird population will stay the same.
    • The blackbird population will decrease.
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