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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.
Animals that eat plants or other animals are called…
  • A.Rocks
  • B.Producers
  • C.Consumers
  • D.Soil
2.
The natural home of a plant or animal is called its…
  • A.Habitat
  • B.School
  • C.Shop
  • D.Toy
3.
The animal that is hunted is called the…
  • A.Producer
  • B.Predator
  • C.Prey
  • D.Sun
4.
A food chain shows…
  • A.How to cook
  • B.Who eats whom
  • C.How to draw
  • D.How to swim
5.
The arrows in a food chain point in the direction the ___ goes.
  • A.Wind
  • B.Energy (food)
  • C.Rain
  • D.Light
6.
A lion hunting a deer is the…
  • A.Plant
  • B.Prey
  • C.Producer
  • D.Predator
7.
The habitat of a fish is…
  • A.A desert
  • B.Water
  • C.A tree top
  • D.The sky
8.
Every living thing in nature is…
  • A.Completely alone
  • B.Connected to others
  • C.A machine
  • D.A rock
9.
Predators help nature by…
  • A.Building nests
  • B.Killing all plants
  • C.Making rain
  • D.Keeping prey numbers in check
10.
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
11.
A forest is a habitat for…
  • A.Tigers, deer and birds
  • B.Only fish
  • C.Only camels
  • D.Only polar bears
12.
Cutting down forests harms animals by destroying their…
  • A.Clothes
  • B.Toys
  • C.Homes and food
  • D.Books
13.
Without producers (plants), consumers would have…
  • A.More water
  • B.Too much food
  • C.No food to eat
  • D.New homes
14.
Where does the energy in every food chain first come from?
  • A.The soil
  • B.The Moon
  • C.The Sun
  • D.The wind
15.
Plants make their food using…
  • A.Stones
  • B.Meat
  • C.Other plants
  • D.Sunlight, water and air
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.
Why is the order 'tiger to deer to grass' wrong?
  • A.The arrows should point from food to eater
  • B.Tigers eat grass
  • C.Grass eats deer
  • D.It is too short
18.
A mushroom cannot make its own food. So it is a…
  • A.Rock
  • B.Producer
  • C.Sun
  • D.Consumer
19.
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
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) Consumers
  2. (A) Habitat
  3. (C) Prey
  4. (B) Who eats whom
  5. (B) Energy (food)
  6. (D) Predator
  7. (B) Water
  8. (B) Connected to others
  9. (D) Keeping prey numbers in check
  10. (C) Hear danger and run from predators
  11. (A) Tigers, deer and birds
  12. (C) Homes and food
  13. (C) No food to eat
  14. (C) The Sun
  15. (D) Sunlight, water and air
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
  1. (A) Habitat
  2. (A) The arrows should point from food to eater
  3. (D) Consumer
  4. (C) Eat up all the plants
  5. (D) Predator to insects, prey to the snake
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