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In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...

• scavenger
• consumer
• decomposer
• carnivore

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Which shows the correct flow of energy through this simple food chain?

• fox → grass → rabbit
• grass → fox → rabbit
• grass → rabbit → fox
• rabbit → grass → fox

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What is pictured in the diagram?

• A food web
• A food chain
• An energy pyramid

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In an ecosystem, beetles eat grain, and lizards eat the beetles. Which statement is true?

• Beetles are carnivores.
• Beetles are producers.
• Lizards are decomposers.
• Lizards are consumers.

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What is this called?

• Food Web
• Food Chain
• Abiotic Factors

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The build up of nutrients in a lake is a process called ________________.

• eutrophication
• volcanic eruption
• algae buildup
• pond death

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Dead matter and waste would pile up without which type of organism?

• decomposer
• consumer
• producer

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a system of food chains that shows the transfer of energy  is termed

• food web
• food chain
• prey
• predator

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The diagram above represents relationships in an

ecosystem. What is the primary source of energy in

this environment?

• cellular respiration in the plants

• energy from minerals in the soil

• fossil fuels

• solar energy

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