Ecosystem Pyramids

Front

In an ecological pyramid, which type of organism always has the least amount of energy available? Options: Producers, Herbivores, Carnivores, Top Predator

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Top Predator

Front

How much of the energy in each level of an ecological pyramid gets lost as heat or used by the organism so that it cannot be passed on to the next trophic level? Options: 80%, 90%, 10%, 20%

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90%

Front

If there are 100 Kcal of energy available in the producers, how much energy would be available in the herbivores? Options: 10 Kcal, 1 Kcal, 100 Kcal, 1000 Kcal

Back

10 Kcal

Front

In this ecological pyramid which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

Back

Herbivore

Front

Which level in a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem would most likely contain organisms that do photosynthesis? Options: A, B, C, D

Back

D

Front

In this energy pyramid, the consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of energy that the trophic level before it has stored. True or False?

Back

True

Front

If only 10% of an organism's energy is available for the next trophic level, what happens with the other 90% of the energy?

Back

It is used for life processes or lost as body heat.

Front

What is the proper name for ANY ORGANISM ABOVE THE PRODUCER LEVEL in an energy pyramid?

Back

consumers

Front

What makes an energy pyramid different than a food web or chain?

Back

It shows the amount of energy in each trophic level

Front

Why are producers found at the base of the pyramid?

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All of these answers are correct.