Amoeba Sisters - Pyramid of Energy Flow

What typically featured in the nature shows the narrators watched as children?

• Urban environments

• Animated characters

• Predator-prey interactions

• Domestic animals

What is the initial source of energy in a food chain?

• Secondary consumers

• Plants

• Sun

• Primary consumers

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Which organism begins the food chain?

• Plant

• Snake

• Frog

• Grasshopper

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Which of the following is a tertiary consumer in the discussed food chain?

• Frog

• Plant

• Snake

• Grasshopper

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How much energy is typically stored by primary consumers from producers?

• 30%

• 20%

• 40%

• 10%

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What percentage of energy is transferred from primary to secondary consumers?

• 50%

• 25%

• 10%

• 75%

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Which level of consumers only stores about 1% of the energy from producers?

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

• Primary

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What is the main reason for energy loss between trophic levels in a food chain?

• Water evaporation

• Photosynthesis

• Predation

• Heat loss and undigested material

What happens if a primary consumer is removed from the food chain?

• Nothing changes

• More plants grow

• Secondary consumers starve

• Energy flow increases

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What is the primary consequence of removing an apex predator from a food chain?

• Immediate ecosystem collapse

• Overpopulation of secondary consumers

• Increased primary consumers

• Decreased plant growth

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