LS2.3 Energy through an Ecosystem Quiz 2025

1. Producers are organisms in an ecosystem that make their own food using

energy from ____________, through a process called ____________. 

• 1. Plants, respiration

• 1. Plants, photosynthetic

• 1. The sun, photosynthesis

• 1. The sun, consumption 

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Organisms that consume both producers and consumers for energy are classified as ______?

• producers

• omnivores

• carnivores

• herbivores

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Which answer is the correct order for a food chain?

• sun --> producers --> scavengers --> herbivores

• consumers --> sun --> producers --> decomposers

• sun --> decomposers --> producers --> consumers

• sun --> producers --> consumers --> decomposers

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Which type of organisms retain the greatest 

   amount of energy in the energy pyramid? 

• 1. Buzzards and Foxes, which are primary consumers.

• 1. Berries and plantains, which are producers.

• Dragonflies and rabbits, which are 

     primary consumers.

• Frogs and butterflies, which are 

     secondary consumers.

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Which of the following is an abiotic factor in a desert?

• cactus

• air temperature

• scorpions

• fox

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Which one of the following is a biotic factor of the taiga?

• cold temperatures

• snow

• seal

• rich soil

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A worm that breaks down a zebra’s body when it dies is considered a …

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

• scavenger

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Which statement is correct?

• A shark is a carnivore because it eats only fish

• A plant is a producer because it consumes herbivores

• A giraffe is an omnivore because it eats only producers

• A vulture is a scavenger because it breaks down dead things

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Which answer is a true statement? Use the food chain to answer the question.

• The mushrooms break down the mountain lion because it is a scavenger

• The mountain lion eats the deer and is a carnivore

• The plant is a producer and gives energy directly to the carnivore

• The deer is an omnivore because it eats only plants

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Which 2 answers are true statements about energy pyramids?

• As you go up the pyramid, energy passed on greatly increases

• As energy is passed from one trophic level to the next, 90% is used up through activity, or transformed into heat

• As you go up the pyramid, energy passed on greatly decreases

• Producers pass on only 10% of their energy to carnivores

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