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 (plants) and also preys on squirrels or insects (animals), so it’s omnivorous.
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Caterpillar = herbivore (only eats plants)
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Rabbit = herbivore (eats plants)
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Plants = producers
So, only
skunk fits as an omnivore.
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Q3. List any three consumers from the food web.
Example Answer:
- Rabbit
- Bird
- Owl
✔ Explanation:
Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms. Examples include:
- Rabbit (eats plants)
- Bird (eats caterpillars)
- Owl (eats skunks, birds, squirrels)
- Snake (eats birds, rabbits)
- Squirrel (eats seeds/nuts)
- Skunk (eats seeds and squirrels)
Any three of these are correct.
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Q4. List any three herbivores from the food web.
Example Answer:
- Rabbit
- Caterpillar
- Squirrel
✔ Explanation:
Herbivores eat only plants.
- Rabbit → eats plants
- Caterpillar → eats plants
- Squirrel → eats seeds & nuts (from plants)
Note: Skunk eats both plants and animals → not strictly herbivore.
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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 eats 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, it's the apex predator.
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Q7. Which of the following is a food chain in the food web?
Correct Answer: b) Plants → Rabbit → Snake → Owl
✔ Explanation:
Let’s check each option:
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a) Plants → Bird → Snake → Owl
✘ Incorrect —
Bird does not eat plants. Birds eat caterpillars here, not plants directly.
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b) Plants → Rabbit → Snake → Owl
✔ Correct — Rabbit eats plants, snake eats rabbit, owl eats snake. All arrows exist.
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c) Plants → Caterpillar → Skunk → Owl
✘ Incorrect — Skunk does
not eat caterpillars. Skunk eats seeds/nuts and possibly small animals, but there's no arrow from caterpillar to skunk.
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d) Plants → Caterpillar → Squirrel → Owl
✘ Incorrect — Squirrel does
not eat caterpillars. Squirrel eats seeds/nuts.
Only
option b shows a valid sequence of feeding relationships in the food web.
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✔ Final Answers Summary:
| Question | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| Q1 | d) Plants |
| Q2 | a) Skunk |
| Q3 | Rabbit, Bird, Owl (any three consumers) |
| Q4 | Rabbit, Caterpillar, Squirrel (any three herbivores) |
| Q5 | Plants |
| Q6 | Owl |
| Q7 | b) Plants → Rabbit → Snake → Owl |
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