Quiz about Flow of Energy Through an Ecosystem

Question 1

Animal that gets its energy and nutrition from eating plants.

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Herbivore

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Parasite

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Carnivore

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Ominvore

Question 2

Animal that gets its energy and nutrition from eating meat.

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Carnivore

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Detritivore

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Ominvore

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Herbivore

Question 3

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

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from the bottom of the pyramid to the top

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from top of the pyramid to the bottom

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all of these

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none of these

Question 4

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

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3

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2

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1

Question 5

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

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Shrew

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Hawk

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Spider

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Grasshopper

Question 6

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

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There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

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There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

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There would be a decrease in the mice population.

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There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

Question 7

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

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They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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They point to the organism that is being eaten.

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It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

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They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

Question 8

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

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10%

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100%

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50%

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75%

Question 9

An example of a producer is a

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plant.

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fungus.

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animal.

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person.

Question 10

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

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tertiary consumer

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producer

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primary consumer

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secondary consumer

Question 11

What is an energy pyramid used to show?

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the amount of energy at each trophic level

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the layout of organism in any order seen fit

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the amount of energy in the universe

Question 12

what happens when the species has no natural predator?

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the species population grows

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the species dies

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the species move

Question 13

how does energy flow through a ecosystem?

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from the Sun to producers to consumers to the atmosphere

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from consumers to producers to the Sun to the atmosphere

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from producers to the atmosphere to consumers to the Sun

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from the Sun to consumers to the atmosphere to producers

Question 14

Why are decomposers such an essential part of any food web and ecosystem?

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Decomposers recycle nutrients that keep the flow of energy going.

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Decomposers provide the base of all energy production in the food web

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Decomposers are responsible for keeping the numbers of herbivores in check

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Decomposers prevent new species from coming into the system.

Question 15

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

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Most of the energy is released as heat.

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There is never enough sunlight available.

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Some ecosystems have limited resources.

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All the energy is available to be passed on.

Question 16

What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

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The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.

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The insects in the habitat would increase.

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The willow tree population would decrease.

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Foxes would dies due to no food source.

Question 17

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

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Primary Consumer

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Decomposer

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Producer

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Secondary Consumer

Question 18

The fox in this food web would be considered a:

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Tertiary Consumer

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Producer

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Secondary Consumer

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Primary Consumer

Question 19

Organisms that transform energy from the Sun and use carbon dioxide and water to make food

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Producers

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Decomposers

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Photosynthesis

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Consumers

Question 20

The position an organism occupies on the food web

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Trophic Level

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Consumer

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Apex Predator

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Food Chain

Question 21

Carnivores that eat freshly dead organisms that other animals killed are

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scavengers

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herbivores

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decomposers

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omnivores

Question 22

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

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Prey

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Predator

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Competition

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Adaptation

Question 23

Which of the following would be considered to be prey?

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an animal that is eaten by another animal

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an animal that has to hunt for its food

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an organism that makes it own food

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an organism that feeds on the blood of another animal

Question 24

A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.

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predator/prey

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mutualism

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competition

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parasitism

Question 25

The owl receives energy from which organisms?

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mouse and rabbit

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grasshopper and mouse

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rabbit and butterfly

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butterfly and frog

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