Let’s go through each question one by one, using the food web shown.
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Q1. Which of the following is a producer?
Producers are organisms that make their own food — usually plants. In this food web, “Plants” are at the bottom and have arrows pointing away from them to animals that eat them. Skunk, Caterpillar, and Rabbit all eat other things — they’re consumers.
✔ Correct answer:
d) Plants
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Q2. Which of the following is an omnivore?
Omnivores eat both plants and animals. Let’s check:
- Skunk: Eats Seeds & Nuts (plant) AND Squirrel (animal) → Omnivore
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- Caterpillar: Only eats Plants → Herbivore
- Rabbit: Only eats Plants → Herbivore
- Plants: Not an animal, so not an omnivore
✔ Correct answer:
a) Skunk
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Q3. List any three consumers from the food web.
Consumers are animals that eat other organisms. Any animal in this diagram is a consumer.
Examples: Owl, Snake, Bird, Skunk, Squirrel, Caterpillar, Rabbit
You can pick any three. For example:
✔ Answer:
Owl, Snake, Rabbit
*(Any three animals from the list above are correct.)*
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Q4. List any three herbivores from the food web.
Herbivores eat only plants. Look for animals with arrows coming ONLY from plants or seeds/nuts.
- Caterpillar → eats Plants
- Rabbit → eats Plants
- Squirrel → eats Seeds & Nuts (which come from plants)
→ All three are herbivores.
✔ Answer:
Caterpillar, Rabbit, Squirrel
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Q5. What is the food source of the caterpillar?
Look at the arrow pointing TO the caterpillar. It comes from “Plants”.
✔ Answer:
Plants
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Q6. Name the apex predator in the food web.
Apex predator = top predator, no one eats it. Look for an animal with NO arrows pointing to it (meaning nothing eats it).
The Owl has arrows pointing TO it from Skunk, Bird, and Snake — but NO arrow points FROM Owl to anything else being eaten by another animal. So Owl is at the top.
✔ Answer:
Owl
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Q7. Which of the following is a food chain in the food web?
We need to find a path where each organism eats the one before it, following the arrows.
Check each option:
a) Plants → Bird → Snake → Owl
→ Does Bird eat Plants? No! Bird eats Caterpillar.
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b) Plants → Rabbit → Snake → Owl
→ Rabbit eats Plants
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→ Snake eats Rabbit
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→ Owl eats Snake
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This works!
c) Plants → Caterpillar → Skunk → Owl
→ Skunk does NOT eat Caterpillar. Skunk eats Seeds/Nuts and Squirrel.
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d) Plants → Caterpillar → Squirrel → Owl
→ Squirrel does NOT eat Caterpillar. Squirrel eats Seeds/Nuts.
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✔ Correct answer:
b) Plants → Rabbit → Snake → Owl
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Final Answer:
Q1: d) Plants
Q2: a) Skunk
Q3: Owl, Snake, Rabbit (any three consumers)
Q4: Caterpillar, Rabbit, Squirrel (any three herbivores)
Q5: Plants
Q6: Owl
Q7: b) Plants → Rabbit → Snake → Owl
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of food web worksheet.
