Energy Flow

Which of the following characteristics is shared by both primary and secondary consumers?

• Uses the Sun's radiant energy to produce food.

• The first step in any food chain diagram.

• Eats only plants to gain needed energy.

• Gains energy by eating other living things.

At which level of the energy pyramid would most of the biomass be found?

• Top Predator

• Carnivore

• Herbivores

• Producers

Which of the organisms in the food chain transforms energy from the Sun into food?

• Phytoplankton and other producers

• Shrimp and other primary consumers

• Fish and other secondary consumers

• Marlin and small sharks

Which portion of the diagram represents the level with the most available energy?

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Top Predators

Which of the following could possibly increase the total amount of energy the catfish population receives within its food chain?

• An increase in the number of beetles.

• An increase in the number of hawks.

• A decrease in the number of plants.

• A decrease in the number of hawks.

Which of the following correctly shows one path that energy would flow through this ecosystem?

• Grasses → Termite→ Monkey→ Eagle

• Mouse → Hyena Mongoose → Mouse → Grasses

• Grasses → Termite→ Grasshopper → Monkey

• Acacia trees → Giraffe → Lion → Vulture

A reduction in deer population will have the effect in the amount of energy this ecosystem is able to provide for which of the following organisms?

• Rabbit

• Mountain Lion

• Mouse

• Hawk