Ecology--Flow of Energy

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

• autotroph
• producer
• heterotroph
• mutualist

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A connection of food chains with all the food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ...

• ecosystem
• food web
• food chain
• ecological pyramid

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Every food chain must start with a ...?

• producer
• sun
• consumer
• decomposer

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An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms or waste ...

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• autotroph

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An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a(n) ...

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• autotroph

The shrew provides energy for the ...?

• cricket
• grasshopper
• frog
• snake

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Which of the following is an herbivore?

• cricket
• frog
• hawk
• shrew

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Step in the food chain, food web, or ecological pyramid...

• trophic level
• abiotic factor
• niche
• ecosystem

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What percentage of energy is passed on to each tropic level?

• 10%
• 50%
• 90%
• 100%

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Which organism contains the greatest amount of energy?

• Garter Snake
• Field Mouse
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Alfalfa

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