Let’s go step by step to answer each question using the food web.
First, remember:
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Producers are living things that make their own food (like plants). They’re at the bottom of the food web.
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Consumers are living things that eat other living things. They can’t make their own food.
Looking at the food web:
- The producers shown are:
grass and
wildflowers.
- The consumers are: rabbit, mouse, snake, hawk — because they all eat other organisms.
Now let’s answer each question:
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1. Name the living things in the food web that are producers.
→ Producers = grass and wildflowers
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2. Name the living things in the food web that are consumers.
→ Consumers = rabbit, mouse, snake, hawk
*(Note: Even though snakes and hawks eat other animals, they’re still consumers — just higher-level ones.)*
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3. Which living things does the snake eat?
Look at the arrows pointing TO the snake — those show what it eats.
In the diagram:
- Arrow from
rabbit → snake
- Arrow from
mouse → snake
So the snake eats:
rabbit and mouse
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4. Which living things does the hawk eat?
Arrows pointing TO the hawk:
- From
rabbit
- From
snake
- From
mouse
So the hawk eats:
rabbit, snake, and mouse
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5. What is eaten by the rabbit?
Arrow pointing TO the rabbit shows what it eats.
From the diagram:
- Arrow from
grass → rabbit
- Arrow from
wildflowers → rabbit
So the rabbit eats:
grass and wildflowers
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Final Answer:
1. Grass and wildflowers
2. Rabbit, mouse, snake, hawk
3. Rabbit and mouse
4. Rabbit, snake, and mouse
5. Grass and wildflowers
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of food chains worksheet answers.