Energy in Ecosystems

Where does the energy in an ecosystem come from?

• Herbivores
• The Sun
• Carnivores
• Decomposeres

the process plants use to collect energy from the sun is

• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Metabolism
• Homeostasis

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Organisms that can perform photosynthesis are

• Herbivores
• Primary Producers
• Organic
• Omnivores

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Which is an example of a primary consumer

• Deer
• Lady bug
• Lion
• Bear

Organisms that consume herbivores are

• secondary consumers
• primary consumers
• omnivores
• decomposers 

organisms that consume both plants and animals

• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Omnivores
• Autotropic

Organisms that break down dead organic matter

• Decomposers
• Herbivores
• Omnivores
• Carnivores

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Energy is always recycled in an ecosystem

• True
• False

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The energy passed on from one trophic level to the next is about

• 90%
• 10%
• 20%
• .8%

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The arrows in a food chain represent

• Who eats who
• The flow of energy through the chain
• Which animal is bigger
• the size of the population

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