Let's solve each question based on the
food web shown in the worksheet.
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Q1. Which of the following is a producer?
Answer: d) Plants
✔ Explanation:
Producers are organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis (like plants). In this food web,
plants are at the base and provide energy to herbivores like caterpillars and rabbits. The others (skunk, caterpillar, rabbit) are consumers.
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Q2. Which of the following is an omnivore?
Answer: a) Skunk
✔ Explanation:
An
omnivore eats both plants and animals.
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Skunk eats
seeds & nuts (plant matter) and also eats
squirrels, which makes it an omnivore.
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Caterpillar and
rabbit are herbivores (eat only plants).
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Plants are producers, not consumers.
So,
skunk is the correct answer.
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Q3. List any three consumers from the food web.
Answer (example):
- Squirrel
- Bird
- Owl
✔ Explanation:
Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms. Examples include:
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Squirrel (eats seeds/nuts)
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Bird (eats caterpillars)
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Owl (eats skunks, squirrels, birds)
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Snake (eats birds, rabbits)
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Rabbit (eats plants)
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Caterpillar (eats plants)
Any three of these would be correct.
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Q4. List any three herbivores from the food web.
Answer (example):
- Rabbit
- Caterpillar
- Squirrel
✔ Explanation:
Herbivores eat only plants.
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Rabbit → eats plants
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Caterpillar → eats plants
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Squirrel → eats seeds and nuts (plant parts)
These are all herbivores.
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Q5. What is the food source of the caterpillar?
Answer: Plants
✔ Explanation:
The arrow points from
plants to
caterpillar, meaning the caterpillar feeds on plants.
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Q6. Name the apex predator in the food web.
Answer: Owl
✔ Explanation:
An
apex predator is at the top of the food chain and has no natural predators. In this web, the
owl eats skunks, birds, and squirrels, but nothing eats the owl. So, the
owl is the apex predator.
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Q7. Which of the following is a food chain in the food web?
Let’s analyze each option:
#### a) Plants → Bird → Snake → Owl
✘ Incorrect: Birds do
not eat plants directly. Birds eat
caterpillars in this web. This chain skips a step and is not accurate.
#### b) Plants → Rabbit → Snake → Owl
✔ Correct!
- Rabbit eats plants
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- Snake eats rabbit
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- Owl eats snake
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This chain follows the arrows in the food web.
#### c) Plants → Caterpillar → Skunk → Owl
✘ Incorrect: Skunk does
not eat caterpillars. Skunk eats
squirrels and
seeds/nuts, not caterpillars. So this chain is invalid.
#### d) Plants → Caterpillar → Squirrel → Owl
✘ Incorrect: Squirrel does
not eat caterpillars. Squirrel eats seeds and nuts. So this is not valid.
✔ Correct Answer: b) Plants → Rabbit → Snake → Owl
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✔ Final Answers Summary:
| Question | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| Q1 | d) Plants |
| Q2 | a) Skunk |
| Q3 | Squirrel, Bird, Owl (any 3 consumers) |
| Q4 | Rabbit, Caterpillar, Squirrel (any 3 herbivores) |
| Q5 | Plants |
| Q6 | Owl |
| Q7 | b) Plants → Rabbit → Snake → Owl |
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of food chain and food web worksheet answers.
