Energy in Ecosystems, Photosynthesis and Respiration

What is a carnivore?

• Type of consumer that gets energy from eating meat

• Type of consumer that gets energy from eating vegetation

• Type of consumer that gets energy/nutrients from dead matter

• Autotroph; gets energy from nonliving sources like the sun

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Which type of consumer gets energy from eating only meat?

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Detritivore

Which process is primarily associated with autotrophs?

• Decomposition

• Photosynthesis

• Predation

• Parasitism

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Which of the following is a function of detritivores?

• Producing food

• Consuming sunlight

• Breaking down dead matter

• Creating oxygen

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What is the main reason less energy is passed on in a trophic pyramid?

• Energy is destroyed

• Energy is used by organisms or lost as heat

• Energy is converted into matter

• Energy is stored in the atmosphere

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What is the significance of the energy percentages in the pyramid?

• They show the number of organisms

• They indicate the energy available at each level

• They represent the size of organisms

• They display the speed of energy transfer

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What is produced along with glucose in the photosynthesis process?

• Carbon dioxide

• Water

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

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What is glucose made from in the Calvin Cycle?

• 2 G3P

• 2 ATP

• 3 NADPH

• 4 RuBP

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What is the main product of the Calvin Cycle?

• Oxygen

• Glucose

• Water

• Carbon dioxide

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the C4 pathway?

• Stomata open at night

• Stomata partially close during the hottest part of the day

• Stomata remain open all day

• Stomata close during the day