Nature & science · Age 9 · Interdependence & Conservation
Reading a Food Web – Arrows and Energy Flow
Interpret food web diagrams by understanding what the arrows represent and how to read feeding relationships.
Module
Interdependence & Conservation
Age
Age 9
Duration
10 min
Questions
5
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Question 1
Multiple choice
In a food web diagram, what does an arrow pointing from grass to a rabbit mean?
Question 2
Multiple choice
In a pond food web: algae → water snail → duck → fox. Which organism has the most energy available to it?
Question 3
Multiple choice
In a food web, an organism with arrows coming FROM many different prey is called a:
Question 4
True or false
Energy is lost at each step of a food web, which is why there are usually fewer top predators than plants.
Question 5
Matching
Match each food web term to its correct definition.
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