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SECTION 1: Look at the image of the food chain and answer the questions. 1. What does the arrow mean in a food chain? points to the carnivores points to the direction of energy flow points to the sun points to the herbivores 2. Name the producer in the food chain. lettuce greenfly ladybug thrush 3. Name the herbivore in the food chain. lettuce greenfly ladybug thrush 4. Which organism does not have a consumer after it? greenfly ladybug thrush cat 5. What is the ultimate (main) source of energy for the food chain? the sun lettuce ladybug cat SECTION 2: Draw the food web using the clues below. 6. Here are the food chains to use as clues. Draw arrows on the food web just like the food chains describe.grass >> slug >> thrush >> catgrass >> slug >> foxgrass >> rabbit >> foxgrass >> rabbit >> cat 7. Name the producer in the food web above. rabbit slug the sun grass 8. Which is NOT a carnivore? slug thrush cat fox 9. Which organisms eat rabbits? cats, foxes thrush, fox grass, slugs cats, thrush SECTION 3: Look at the food web and answer the questions. 10. What are two producers in the food web? 11. What are three consumers in the food web? 12. What does the small fish eat? 13. Choose one food chain with six levels and write it below. 14. Explain what would happen to this community if all of the frogs died. Give specific examples of organisms that would be affected. BONUS: How are food webs more useful than food chains? Parts of the food chain word search! To mark a word click its first letter then click its last. HETEROTROPH DECOMPOSER CARNIVORE AUTOTROPH HERBIVORE FOODCHAIN OMNIVORE FOODWEB