End of the Year Zombie Project Quiz (Short)

A carnivore obtains energy by eating other animals. Which of the following shows the process by which energy flows to a carnivorous animal?

• light energy → plant → carnivore

• plant → light energy → carnivore

• light energy → herbivore → carnivore

• light energy → plant → herbivore → carnivore

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Process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starches

• Carbon cycle

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

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In this food chain, the lizard is:

• Secondary consumer

• Primary consumer

• Producer

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In this food chain, the number of trophic levels are

• 2

• 4

• 3

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In this food chain, which one is the carnivore?

• Owl

• Insect

• Plant

Network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem

• Food web

• Food chain

• Energy pyramid

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Generally about ____________ percent of the energy at one trophic level is available to the next trophic level.

• 10

• 25

• 50

• 90

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A virus consists of:

• RNA or DNA and a cell membrane

• RNA or DNA and a protein coat

• RNA and DNA and a protein coat

• proteins, cell membrane, and RNA

What happens after the virus has been taken up by the cell?

• it begins making protein

• it divides, or replicates

• it inserts into the host DNA

• it switches to infectious mode

What is the outside, protein coat on a virus called?

• genetic material

• capsid

• envelope

• tail fibers