Food Chains: Recycling Energy

Name ___________________________ Date ______________

True or False?

1. When we eat, we are recycling energy.
__ True __ False

2. The links in a food chain do not depend on each other.
__ True __ False

3. Food is stored energy. __ True __ False

4. Energy moves around an ecosystem in a food chain.
__ True __ False

5. The energy in a food chain comes first of all from the soil.
__ True __ False

6. Plants are called producers because they make their own food.
__ True __ False

7. When an animal or plant is out of balance or extinct, a food chain is interrupted. __ True __ False

8. Primary consumers are animals that eat plants.
__ True __ False

9. Secondary consumers are animals that eat other animals.
__ True __ False

10. Secondary consumers never eat plants.
__ True __ False

11. A "top predator" is an animal that eats animals that eat other animals. __ True __ False

Essay Question  Write your answer on the back of the page.

Describe the plants and animals in one food chain. What animals in your chain are the primary and secondary consumers? Is there a top predator?