Flow of Energy Through an Ecosystem

Animal that gets its energy and nutrition from eating plants.

• Parasite

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Ominvore

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Animal that gets its energy and nutrition from eating meat.

• Detritivore

• Ominvore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

in an energy pyramid, which way does the energy transfer?

• from top of the pyramid to the bottom

• from the bottom of the pyramid to the top

• all of these

• none of these

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which number on the diagram below sows the level of secondary consumers?

• 3

• 2

• 1

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Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

• Hawk
• Spider
• Grasshopper
• Shrew

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Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

• There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
• There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
• There would be a decrease in the mice population.
• There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

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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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How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?

• 100%
• 10%
• 50%
• 75%

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An example of a producer is a

• fungus.

• animal.

• plant.

• person.

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In the food chain pictured, what type of organism is the bird?

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

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