energy pyramid

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

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

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

• 1%
• 10%
• 100%

Trophic levels are represented by 

• squares
• circles
• pyramids
• lines

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

Why is a shark a carnivore.

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

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• autotroph

Organisms that create their own energy from sunlight or chemicals

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Autotroph
• Heterotroph 

Eat primary consumers (can be carnivores and omnivores)

• Tertiary Consumers
• Secondary Consumers
• Quaternary Consumers 
• Top Predators 

An organism that obtains energy from eating meats

• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Animals