Photosynthesis and Food Chain Review

Plants take in radiant energy to make their own food, what else do the plants need to carry out photosynthesis?

• water and oxygen

• carbon dioxide and water

• glucose and oxygen

• chlorophyll and water

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A lion eats a zebra, then uses the energy from the zebra to run, how is the energy transformed?

• electric to potential

• chemical to thermal

• thermal to mechanical

• chemical to mechanical

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What is the plants food made during photosynthesis?

• glucose

• chlorophyll

• chloroplast

• carbon dioxide

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Decomposers break down dead and decaying organisms, what other important function do decomposers have?

• helps plant and animals absorb sunlight

• helps plants and animals obtain oxygen

• helps return carbon and nutrients to the environment

• helps break down sugar molecules for organisms to use for energy

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The __________ is a system of tubes that circulate water throughout the plant.

• xylem

• phloem

• gills

• stomata

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The image shows two Toucans, they are the same species but look different. What is the term used to describe the differences between them?

• adaptation

• extinction

• overpopulation

• variation

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A bulb is an important survival structure in plants because _________.

• It is involved in photosynthesis

• It absorbs sunlight

• It stores energy

• It allows nutrients to go back into the environment

In photosynthesis, plants take in radiant energy and transform it into __________ energy.

• light

• chemical

• mechanical

• thermal

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Only a small amount of the energy consumed by an organism flows to the next level-which of the following diagrams would be best to demonstrate this?

• Food chain

• Food web

• T-chart

• Energy Pyramid

The image below shows that the black mice are better adapted to their environment. Organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce this is known as

• natural selection

• selective breeding

• food chains

• adaptation

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