Energy and Photosynthesis Flashcard

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Does energy in an ecosystem primarily flow from autotrophs to heterotrophs?

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True

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Graph 2: What does it indicate about the rate of photosynthesis in response to temperature?

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It increases as temperature increases up to a point, then sharply decreases.

Front

Considering the energy transfer in a food chain, what percentage of energy is typically available for the primary consumers from the producers?

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Approximately 10 percent

Front

In the diagram below, which level of organisms contains the greatest amount of available energy?

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4

Front

What effect might an increase in the number of rabbits have on the mountain lion population?

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The mountain lion population will increase due to more available food.

Front

What is most likely the original source of energy for this food web?

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the sun

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Light energy is converted to chemical energy through the process of

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photosynthesis.

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Which color light is least important to a green plant during photosynthetic activities? Options: blue, green, yellow, red

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green

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In the food chain: Phytoplankton --> Krill --> Small Fish --> Seal, the seal is considered a ________.

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tertiary consumer

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The process illustrated occurs within: endoplasmic reticulum, vacuoles, chloroplasts, mitochondria, ribosomes.

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chloroplasts