Trophic Cascades Review

Reorder the following trophic levels:

What is the ultimate source of energy for most life on earth?

Only about (a)   % of the energy from each trophic level moves up the food chain.

Match the following trophic levels:

What do you call the organism at the top of a food chain?

Match the following terms to their definition:

In the temperate forest, there are many ​ (a)   including trees, grass, and shrubs. These are eaten by ​ (b)   such as mice, rabbits and insects. ​ (c)   , such as snakes and foxes eat those. The ​ (d)   are animals like foxes, owls, and coyotes.

Select all that apply: Which of the following organisms would be called decomposers?

If snakes disappeared from this food web, what would you expect to see happen? (Select all that apply)

A ​ (a)   is casused by an animal at the top of the food chain and it affects every other organism. When an ​ (b)   is removed from a food chain it upsets the ​ (c)   of the whole ecosystem.