Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Food chains and food webs

Food chains and food webs — practice question

Fig. 3.1 presents a food chain from the sea. The chain is: green alga → sea snail → crab → starfish.
(a(i))[1]

State which organism is the producer in this food chain.

(a(ii))[2]

Define the meaning of the term producer.

(a(iii))[1]

State which organism is the secondary consumer in this food chain.

(a(iv))[1]

State which organism is the herbivore in this food chain.

(a(v))[1]

State what the arrows in a food chain show.

(b)[3]

Explain how removing too many crabs could affect the other organisms in the food chain shown in Fig. 3.1.

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