Dynamic Nature of Ecosystems

What is the correct order of levels in an energy pyramid from bottom to top?

• Producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers

• Tertiary consumers, secondary consumers, primary consumers, producers

• Secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, producers, primary consumers

• Primary consumers, producers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers

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What happens to energy as it moves up the energy pyramid?

• Energy increases as it moves up the pyramid

• Energy is conserved and remains constant throughout the levels

• Energy decreases as it moves up the pyramid

• Energy is recycled back to the producers from the tertiary consumers

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What do organisms need to live?

• Light and space

• Energy and matter

• Water and air

• Potatoes and Shelter

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What creates a web of life?

• The movement of organisms from one place to another

• The interactions between organisms and the exchange of energy and matter

• The life cycle of a single organism

• The study of different species

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What is ecology?

• The study of the history of life on Earth

• The classification of different species

• The study of how organisms interact with one another and with the environment

• The research on animal behavior

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Which of the following is the largest level of ecological organization?

• Organism

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

What are the main ecological pyramids?

• Energy, biomass, or population

• Temperature, precipitation, or altitude

• Species diversity, water depth, or salinity

• Soil pH, mineral content, or texture

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According to the Pyramid of Energy, what happens to the amount of energy as you move up trophic levels?

• It always increases

• It remains constant

• It always decreases

• It fluctuates unpredictably

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What is indicated by the Pyramid of Energy?

• The number of individual organisms at each trophic level

• The amount of energy present in each trophic level

• The biomass available at each trophic level

• The population size of species at each trophic level

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What does the Pyramid of Biomass indicate?

• The amount of water in each trophic level

• The number of species in each trophic level

• The amount of biomass present in each trophic level

• The amount of energy available in each trophic level

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