Energy and Ecosystems: Comprehensive Assessment

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What does the prefix 'auto-' mean in the term 'autotroph'?

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Self

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Which process do autotrophs use to generate their own food? Options: Photosynthesis, Fermentation, Cellular respiration, Decomposition

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Photosynthesis

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What percentage of energy is typically transferred between trophic levels?

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10%

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What happens to the 90% of energy not transferred between trophic levels?

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Transferred as heat

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Which type of heterotroph consumes only producers?

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Herbivore

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What are chemotrophs primarily adapted to do?

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Obtain energy from inorganic compounds

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Which organisms occupy the bottom trophic level? Options: Scavengers, Producers, Carnivores, Decomposers

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Producers

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What law states that matter cannot be created or destroyed?

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Law of Conservation of Matter

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Which organisms break down dead and decaying organisms?

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Decomposers

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What is the primary energy source for most life on Earth?

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Sunlight