Energy and Ecosystems

Organisms that create their own energy from sunlight or chemicals

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Autotroph
• Heterotroph 

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Biomass refers to

• Chemical Energy
• Light Energy
• Rank in the feeding heirarchy
• Amount of living tissue in an ecosystem

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The image provided is an example of a(n):

• Producer
• Autotroph
• Consumer
• Insect

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Which of the following would provide the most energy in an ecosystem?

• Producers
• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore

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A wolf eats a rabbit, that just ate some berries.  What would you call the rabbit?

• Producer
• Omnivore
• Primary Consumer
• 2nd order Heterotrph

An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

• Consumer
• Producer
• Decomposer
• Detriov

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Producers capture energy from

• sunlight
• food
• plants
• sugar

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Where is the most energy available on a Energy Pyramid?

• Producer Level
• First Level Consumers
• Second Level  Consumers
• Third Level Consumers

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Why is there a limited amount of energy that can be passed on to the next feeding level?

• There is never enough sunlight available. 
• Some ecosystems have limited resources. 
• Organisms use some of the energy they get from eating.
• All the energy is available to be passed on. 

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from external sources are called

• autotrophs
• heterotrophs
• thylakoids
• plants

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