Energy Study Guide

Which of the following organisms would be an example of a detritivore?

• snail

• bacteria

• vulture

• fungi

An organism that eats the primary consumer.

• Primary Consumer
• Secondary Consumer
• Tertiary Consumer
• Producer

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What image is a decomposer?

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Which of the following is the best example of the 1st law of thermodynamics?

• Energy is lost by heat due to the rabbits body heat.

• Energy is lost by 10 % on each trophic level when the rabbit eats the grass.

• Energy is transformed from one source to another when a rabbit eats the grass.

   

• Energy is destroyed from when a rabbit eats the grass.

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Producers are found at the bottom of the pyramid because producers

• provide energy for consumers.

• have less mass than consumers.

• have fewer species than consumers

• depend on consumers.

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What is the difference between consumers and producers?

• Producers make their own food. Consumers cannot make their own food.

• Consumers make their own food. Producers cannot make their own food.

• Producers can move. Consumers cannot move.

• Consumers can move. Producers cannot move.

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The word "primary" means "first."

If that's true, what does primary consumer mean?

Hint: look carefully at the food chain!

• the first organism in a food chain

• the first organism that consumes something else for energy

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According to the image, what is the secondary consumer?

• plant

• insect

• mouse

• snake

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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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Look carefully at the image. If energy is lost as it moves up the food chain, what trophic level has the most amount of energy?

• 1st level - producers

• 2nd level - primary consumers

• 3rd level - secondary consumers

• 4th level - tertiary consumers

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