Unit 3: Energy Flow Practice

Front

Consumer that eats only other animals

Back

Carnivore

Front

In the energy pyramid, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?

Back

90%

Front

What is the name of the process that autotrophs or producers use to make food?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

Which organelle is responsible for making food (Glucose) using sunlight?

Back

Chloroplast

Front

Which organelle is responsible for producing energy in the form of ATP?

Back

Mitochondria

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

Back

The Sun

Front

What term describes organisms that can produce their own food?

Back

Autotrophs

Front

What is the role of herbivores in an ecosystem?

Back

They consume plants and transfer energy to higher trophic levels.

Front

What is the energy transfer efficiency between trophic levels in an energy pyramid?

Back

Typically around 10%.

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

Back

Photosynthesis