Trophic levels and food web

The efficiency of energy transfer from a lower trophic level to the next highest level is roughly

• 1%
• 10%
• 100%
• 1000%

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Which animal is the apex predator?

• hawk
• lizard
• snake
• grass

Which animal is not the apex predator but, a predator to a mouse?

• hawk
• rabbit
• snake
• grass

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Why is a shark a carnivore.

• because it eats seaweed
• because it eats dead animals
• because it eats sand 
• because it eats other animals

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• autotroph

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Organisms that create their own energy from sunlight or chemicals

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Autotroph
• Heterotroph 

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An organism that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals.

• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Humans 

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The process of plants using energy from the sun to create the first trophic level is called?

• Photosynthesis
• Chemosynthesis
• Cellular Respiratation
• Primary Producers

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Which of the following is a herbivore?

• cricket
• frog
• hawk
• shrew

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