Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

Name: __________________________                   Date: __________________________  

Unit 5 Test: Food Chains/Food Webs 

Standard (s): Standard 3.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the

characteristics and changes in environments and habitats affect the diversity of organisms. 

Section 1: True or False 

Directions: Read the statements carefully. Determine if the statement is true or false. Circle true

if the statement is true. Circle false if the statement is false. 

1. An adaptation is a special skill or trait that helps an animal survive in its surroundings. 

True          False  

2. A predator is an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food. 

True          False 

3. A food chain shows how energy passes from organism to another in an ecosystem. 

True          False 

4. Energy is lost as it travels through a food chain. 

True          False 

5. A mushroom is an example of a producer. 

True          False 

 
Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

Section 2: Matching 

Directions: Read all the answer choices carefully and then write the letter on the line for each

term that best fits the definition.

 
 
Definitions  Terms

____1. An organism that produces (makes) its A. Carnivore 

own food.  B. Consumer 

____2. A consumer that eats only meat.  C. Decomposer 

____3. An animal that cannot produce its own D. Herbivore 
food and must eat plants or other animals for
E. Omnivore 
energy. 
F. Prey 
____4. A consumer that eats only plants. 
G. Producer 
____5. An organism that breaks down dead or

decaying organisms.

____6. A consumer that eats both plants and

animals. 

 
 
Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

Section 3: Multiple Choice 

Directions: Read the question and all the answer options carefully. Circle the answer choice that

best fits the statement or question.  

1.  In a food web, what direction does energy flow? 

A. Bottom to top 

B. Left to right 

C. Right to left 

D. Top to bottom 

2.  A pear tree is a _______. 

A. Consumer 

B. Decomposer 

C. Producer 

3.  A herbivore would eat all the following except a (an) ______. 

A. Apple 

B. Carrot 
Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

C. Leaf 

D. Mouse 

4.  Which of the following is an example of a primary consumer?

A. Cow

B. Dog

C. Hawk

D. Tiger

5.   Which of the following is at the bottom of a food web?

A. Consumer

B. Decomposer

C. Producer
Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

Answer questions 6-8 using the picture below.  

6. The above diagram is an example of a _______. 

A. Food Chain 

B. Food Web 

C. Food Pyramid  

7.   Which of the following is the top predator in the diagram? 

A. Hawk 

B. Mouse 

C. Snake 

D. Rabbit 
Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

8. All the following are represented in the diagram except: 

A. Consumer 

B. Decomposer 

C. Predator 

D. Producer 

Section 4: Essay  

Directions: Look at the picture below and then carefully read the prompt. In a minimum of 3

sentences, answer and explain your response. 

Prompt: Considering how energy flows through a food chain, what would happen if you

removed the grass from the food chain? 

Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

ANSWER KEY

Name: __________________________                   Date: __________________________  

Unit 5 Test: Food Chains/Food Webs 

Standard (s): Standard 3.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the

characteristics and changes in environments and habitats affect the diversity of organisms. 

Section 1: True or False 

Directions: Read the statements carefully. Determine if the statement is true or false. Circle true

if the statement is true. Circle false if the statement is false. 

1. An adaptation is a special skill or trait that helps an animal survive in its surroundings. 

True          False  

2. A predator is an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food. 

True          False 

3. A food chain shows how energy passes from organism to another in an ecosystem. 

True          False 

4. Energy is lost as it travels through a food chain. 

True          False 

5. A mushroom is an example of a producer. 

True          False 

 
Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

Section 2: Matching 

Directions: Read all the answer choices carefully and then write the letter on the line for each

term that best fits the definition. 

Definitions  Terms 
__G__1. An organism that produces (makes) its A. Carnivore 

own food.  B. Consumer 

__A__2. A consumer that eats only meat.  C. Decomposer 

___B_3. An animal that cannot produce its own D. Herbivore 

food and must eat plants or other animals for E. Omnivore 

energy.  F. Prey 

__D__4. A consumer that eats only plants.  G. Producer 

_C___5. An organism that breaks down dead or  

decaying organisms.

__E__6. A consumer that eats both plants and

animals. 

 
 
Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

Section 3: Multiple Choice 

Directions: Read the question and all the answer options carefully. Circle the answer choice that

best fits the statement or question.  

1.  In a food web, what direction does energy flow? 

A. Bottom to top 

B. Left to right 

C. Right to left 

D. Top to bottom 

2.  A pear tree is a _______. 

A. Consumer 

B. Decomposer 

C. Producer 

3.  A herbivore would eat all the following except a (an) ______. 

A. Apple 

B. Carrot 

C. Leaf 

D. Mouse 

4.  Which of the following is an example of a primary consumer?

A. Cow

B. Dog

C. Hawk
Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

D. Tiger

5.  Which of the following is at the bottom of the food web?

A. Consumer

B. Decomposer

C. Producer

Answer questions 6-8 using the picture below.  

6. The above diagram is an example of a _______. 

A. Food Chain 

B. Food Web 

C. Food Pyramid  

7.   Which of the following is the top predator in the diagram? 

A. Hawk 

B. Mouse 
Michelle Andrus, Joseph Scogin

C. Snake 

D. Rabbit 

8. All the following are represented in the diagram except: 

A. Consumer 

B. Decomposer 

C. Predator 

D. Producer 

Section 4: Essay  

Directions: Look at the picture below and then carefully read the prompt. In a minimum of 3

sentences, answer and explain your response. 

Prompt: Considering how energy flows through a food chain, what would happen if you

removed the grass from the food chain? 

Students’ answers will vary. To receive full credit, answers should be at least three sentences

long and discuss how the food chain would crash/fail if the grass is removed. Students should be

able to explain that if the grass is removed then the grasshopper will not have anything to eat and

a ripple effect will happen thus causing no food source for the rest of the food chain.