Environment & Ecology·MCQ Practice

Food Chains and Food Webs — MCQ Practice

Updated 19 Oct 2026

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In a food-chain diagram using arrows to show food-energy transfer, what does grass → rabbit signify?

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A bird feeds on seeds and on insects that eat leaves. How should its trophic position be interpreted?

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In a simplified chain, exactly 10% of energy transfers at each link. Producers contain 10,000 units. How much reaches the level two transfers above them?

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An aquatic system has less producer standing biomass than consumer biomass but sustained primary production. Which explanation is most consistent with that observation?

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A predator is removed from a food web. What additional information is most relevant before predicting the magnitude of the effect on one herbivore?