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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.
We can help keep nature in balance by…
  • A.Protecting plants and animals
  • B.Cutting all trees
  • C.Hunting for fun
  • D.Polluting water
2.
A habitat gives an animal its…
  • A.Clothes
  • B.Homework
  • C.Toys
  • D.Food, water and shelter
3.
The arrows in a food chain point in the direction the ___ goes.
  • A.Wind
  • B.Energy (food)
  • C.Rain
  • D.Light
4.
Predators help nature by…
  • A.Building nests
  • B.Killing all plants
  • C.Making rain
  • D.Keeping prey numbers in check
5.
Most food chains begin with a…
  • A.Rock
  • B.Lion
  • C.Plant
  • D.Cloud
6.
The natural home of a plant or animal is called its…
  • A.Habitat
  • B.School
  • C.Shop
  • D.Toy
7.
The animal that is hunted is called the…
  • A.Producer
  • B.Predator
  • C.Prey
  • D.Sun
8.
Predators usually have sharp ___ to catch prey.
  • A.Teeth and claws
  • B.Wheels
  • C.Books
  • D.Leaves
9.
If all the frogs in a pond died, the number of insects would…
  • A.Increase a lot
  • B.Stay zero
  • C.Disappear
  • D.Turn to plants
10.
Animals that eat plants or other animals are called…
  • A.Rocks
  • B.Producers
  • C.Consumers
  • D.Soil
11.
A camel's habitat is the…
  • A.Polar ice
  • B.Ocean
  • C.Desert
  • D.River bed
12.
Without producers (plants), consumers would have…
  • A.More water
  • B.Too much food
  • C.No food to eat
  • D.New homes
13.
Where does the energy in every food chain first come from?
  • A.The soil
  • B.The Moon
  • C.The Sun
  • D.The wind
14.
A lion hunting a deer is the…
  • A.Plant
  • B.Prey
  • C.Producer
  • D.Predator
15.
A cow eating grass is a…
  • A.Consumer
  • B.Producer
  • C.Rock
  • D.Cloud
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each) 5 × 2 = 10 marks
16.
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
17.
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
18.
A pond drying up is a problem for frogs because it destroys their…
  • A.Habitat
  • B.Colour
  • C.Sound
  • D.Name
19.
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
20.
A mushroom cannot make its own food. So it is a…
  • A.Rock
  • B.Producer
  • C.Sun
  • D.Consumer

Answer Key

Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
  1. (A) Protecting plants and animals
  2. (D) Food, water and shelter
  3. (B) Energy (food)
  4. (D) Keeping prey numbers in check
  5. (C) Plant
  6. (A) Habitat
  7. (C) Prey
  8. (A) Teeth and claws
  9. (A) Increase a lot
  10. (C) Consumers
  11. (C) Desert
  12. (C) No food to eat
  13. (C) The Sun
  14. (D) Predator
  15. (A) Consumer
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
  1. (D) Predator to insects, prey to the snake
  2. (C) Eat up all the plants
  3. (A) Habitat
  4. (A) The arrows should point from food to eater
  5. (D) Consumer
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