Energy Pyramid Quick Check 2

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What does an energy pyramid represent?

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The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

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What is the role of a producer in an ecosystem?

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Use sunlight to make food.

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What does a trophic level refer to?

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Each level represented within a food chain or web.

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How much energy is typically passed on to the next trophic level?

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10%.

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What is the primary source of energy for producers?

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Sunlight.

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What is the top level of an energy pyramid called?

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Tertiary consumers.

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What is the base of an energy pyramid made up of?

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Producers.

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How does energy flow through an ecosystem?

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From producers to primary consumers to secondary consumers and so on.

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What happens to energy as it moves up the trophic levels?

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It decreases.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers.