Intro Ecosystems and Energy Flow Practice

Front

Which process do plants use to turn sunlight into food energy?

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photosynthesis

Front

Which kind of organism is an autotroph? Options: consumer, producer, decomposer, herbivore

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producer

Front

Which organisms are heterotrophs? Options: photosynthesizers, producers, consumers, plants

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consumers

Front

Which organism is an example of a producer? Options: moth, mushroom, rose bush, cheetah

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rose bush

Front

Why are mushrooms important to the food chain?

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They recycle nutrients into the ecosystem.

Front

Maggots feed on dead and decaying organisms for energy. What are maggots?

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decomposers

Front

In the food chain below, which is the producer?
grass --> mouse --> snake --> hawk

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grass

Front

Primary consumer in the food chain: rabbit, grass, snake, hawk

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rabbit

Front

Which trophic level does yellowfin tuna fill in a food chain?

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secondary consumer

Front

Why is there a limit to the number of levels that a food chain can reach?

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Energy is lost when you move up a trophic level