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What is the least amount of energy found in a food pyramid?

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The top of the food pyramid.

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What type of relationship is described when mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree, harming the tree?

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Parasitism.

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Which elements are involved in photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen.

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What type of cells have no membrane-bound organelles and no nucleus?

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Prokaryotes.

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If a producer has 300 kcal of energy, how much energy is transferred to the tertiary consumer?

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0.3 kcal.

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Define parasitism in ecological terms.

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A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What is the primary function of photosynthesis?

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To convert light energy into chemical energy in the form of glucose.

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What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

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Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, while eukaryotic cells have both.

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What is the energy transfer efficiency from one trophic level to the next?

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Typically about 10%.