ECOLOGY 3.2: ENERGY FLOW

What is at the core of every organism’s interaction with the environment?

• Need for oxygen

• Need for speed

• Need for energy

• Need for medicine

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What is photosynthesis?

• the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

• The process by which organisms use dirt from the land to create a new habitat

• The process by which organisms use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates

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What is chemosynthesis?

• The process by which organisms produce sunlight

• The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water

• The process by which organisms use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates

If there is no sunlight, what kind of energy do organisms use?

• Energy from a battery

• Energy stored in inorganic chemical compounds

• Energy from water

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What is an autotroph?

• An automobile

• An animal that hunts for its own food

• An organism that uses energy from the sunlight or chemicals and use that to produce food.

Why are autotrophs also called producers?

• They are in charge of all organisms

• They can reproduce

• They make their own food

• They eat plants and animals

What is a heterotroph?

• An organism that does not have a head

• An organism that lives in tropical environments

• An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances

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What are heterotrophs also called?

• Producers

• Conductors

• Barbarians

• Consumers

What is a herbivore?

• A heterotroph that obtains energy by eating animals

• A heterotroph that breaks down organic matter

• A heterotroph that obtains energy by eating only plants

• A heterotroph that eats both plants and animals

What is a carnivore?

• A heterotroph that obtains energy by eating only plants

• A heterotroph that eats both plants and animals

• A heterotroph that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

• A heterotroph that eats animals