Energy Pyramid

How is the flow of energy through an energy pyramid diagrammed?

• From top to bottom, with the largest amount of energy at the top

• From bottom to top, with the largest amount of energy at the bottom

• In a circular motion, with equal energy at all levels

• Randomly, with no specific direction or order

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What do all living things need to survive?

• Water

• Energy

• Sunlight

• Carbon dioxide

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How is energy transferred in a living system?

• From animals to plants

• From the sun to animals directly

• From plants to animals through photosynthesis

• From water to plants

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What is the term used for a graphic representation of the energy transfer system in a living ecosystem?

• Energy Circle

• Energy Square

• Energy Pyramid

• Energy Graph

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What happens to the energy made by plants?

• It is stored in the soil

• It is transferred to an animal that eats the plant

• It is used to make water

• It dissipates into the atmosphere

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According to the energy transfer system, what happens after an organism eats a plant?

• The organism uses all the energy immediately

• The energy is lost and not transferred further

• The organism transfers the energy to the next organism that eats it

• The plant regrows instantly to produce more energy

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What determines the position of an organism on an energy pyramid?

• The size of the organism

• The speed of the organism

• The organism's feeding position in a food chain based on what it eats

• The color of the organism

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As you move from lower to higher trophic levels in an energy pyramid, what happens to energy?

• Energy increases

• Energy remains constant

• Energy decreases

• Energy fluctuates unpredictably

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What happens to biomass as you move from lower to higher trophic levels in an energy pyramid?

• Biomass increases exponentially

• Biomass remains constant

• Biomass increases slightly

• Biomass decreases

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What is the term used for organisms that make their own food through the process of photosynthesis?

• Heterotroph

• Carnivore

• Autotroph

• Omnivore

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