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Food Chains & Habitats — Practice Worksheet
Chapter: Food Chains & Habitats
Topic: Food Chains & Habitats
Maximum Marks: 25
Time: 30 minutes
Name: ____________________ Roll No.: __________ Date: ____________

General Instructions

  • All questions are compulsory.
  • Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
  • The answer key is at the end — try the paper first!
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each) 15 × 1 = 15 marks
1.
Without producers (plants), consumers would have…
  • A.More water
  • B.Too much food
  • C.No food to eat
  • D.New homes
2.
Why is even a small insect important in nature?
  • A.It has no use
  • B.It is food for others and part of the chain
  • C.It is too small to matter
  • D.It eats nothing
3.
In 'grass to deer to tiger', the deer eats the…
  • A.Sun
  • B.Tiger
  • C.Rock
  • D.Grass
4.
A deer's big ears and quick legs help it to…
  • A.Climb trees
  • B.Cook food
  • C.Hear danger and run from predators
  • D.Swim fast
5.
A food chain shows…
  • A.How to cook
  • B.Who eats whom
  • C.How to draw
  • D.How to swim
6.
Why can a polar bear not live in a desert?
  • A.It is too small
  • B.Its body suits cold, not heat
  • C.It eats sand
  • D.It cannot walk
7.
An animal that hunts other animals for food is a…
  • A.Producer
  • B.Predator
  • C.Plant
  • D.Rock
8.
The arrows in a food chain point in the direction the ___ goes.
  • A.Wind
  • B.Energy (food)
  • C.Rain
  • D.Light
9.
A camel's habitat is the…
  • A.Polar ice
  • B.Ocean
  • C.Desert
  • D.River bed
10.
The natural home of a plant or animal is called its…
  • A.Habitat
  • B.School
  • C.Shop
  • D.Toy
11.
Predators help nature by…
  • A.Building nests
  • B.Killing all plants
  • C.Making rain
  • D.Keeping prey numbers in check
12.
Prey animals often stay safe by…
  • A.Sleeping all day
  • B.Running fast or hiding
  • C.Singing loudly
  • D.Standing still forever
13.
Plants make their food using…
  • A.Stones
  • B.Meat
  • C.Other plants
  • D.Sunlight, water and air
14.
Animals that eat plants or other animals are called…
  • A.Rocks
  • B.Producers
  • C.Consumers
  • D.Soil
15.
Every living thing in nature is…
  • A.Completely alone
  • B.Connected to others
  • C.A machine
  • D.A rock
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each) 5 × 2 = 10 marks
16.
A pond drying up is a problem for frogs because it destroys their…
  • A.Habitat
  • B.Colour
  • C.Sound
  • D.Name
17.
In a food chain, energy passes from one living thing to the next when one…
  • A.Looks at the other
  • B.Eats the other
  • C.Sleeps
  • D.Sings
18.
If hunters remove all the tigers from a forest, deer may become so many that they…
  • A.Turn into tigers
  • B.Disappear at once
  • C.Eat up all the plants
  • D.Stop eating
19.
The Sun is important to producers because it gives…
  • A.Light to make food
  • B.Meat
  • C.Water only
  • D.Soil
20.
An animal can be both predator and prey. A frog eats insects but is eaten by a snake. So the frog is…
  • A.A plant
  • B.Only a predator
  • C.Only prey
  • D.Predator to insects, prey to the snake

Answer Key

Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
  1. (C) No food to eat
  2. (B) It is food for others and part of the chain
  3. (D) Grass
  4. (C) Hear danger and run from predators
  5. (B) Who eats whom
  6. (B) Its body suits cold, not heat
  7. (B) Predator
  8. (B) Energy (food)
  9. (C) Desert
  10. (A) Habitat
  11. (D) Keeping prey numbers in check
  12. (B) Running fast or hiding
  13. (D) Sunlight, water and air
  14. (C) Consumers
  15. (B) Connected to others
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
  1. (A) Habitat
  2. (B) Eats the other
  3. (C) Eat up all the plants
  4. (A) Light to make food
  5. (D) Predator to insects, prey to the snake
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