Food Chains and Energy Pyramids Quiz

How much energy gets transferred from one trophic level to the next in an energy pyramid?

• 5 percent

• 10 percent

• 25 percent

• 50 percent

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90 percent of the energy in each trophic level transfer is lost as _

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• mechanical energy

• heat

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All energy originates from the _

• Sun

• Earth

• Moon

• Trees

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_ are important to the ecosystem because they have the ability to make their own food.

• Decomposers

• Predators

• Producers

• Consumers

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A herbivore that eats producers is known as a _

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

• Decomposer

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A carnivore/omnivore that eats primary consumers is known as a _

• Decomposer

• Tertiary Consumer

• Producer

• Secondary Consumer

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A carnivore that eats secondary consumers is known as a _

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Tertiary Consumer

• Primary Consumer

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An organism that breaks down organic material, such as the remains of animals, is known as a _

• Decomposer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Producer

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An organism that eats only other animals (meat) is known as a _

• Herbivore

• Autotroph

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

An organism that eats only plants is known as a _

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

• Herbivore

• Carnivore