Food Web and Energy Flow Quiz

Which organisms in the food web are producers?

• Red harvester ants and Pallid-winged grasshopper

• Velvet mesquite, Saguaro cactus, and Brittlebrush

• Grasshopper mouse and Elf owl

• Collared lizard and Gila woodpecker

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What role does the Pallid-winged grasshopper play in this ecosystem?

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Decomposer

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Which organisms are secondary consumers?

• Western diamondback rattlesnake and Elf owl

• Gila woodpecker and Antelope squirrel

• Grasshopper mouse and Collared lizard

• Red-tailed hawk and Red harvester ants

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What is the primary energy source for the red harvester ants?

• Brittlebrush

• Collared lizard

• Pallid-winged grasshopper

• Mantid

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Approximately how much energy is transferred from the Brittlebrush to the Grasshopper mouse?

• 1%

• 10%

• 50%

• 90%

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Which organism is both a predator and prey in this ecosystem?

• Red-tailed hawk

• Western diamondback rattlesnake

• Antelope Squirrel

• Pallid-winged grasshopper

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Which organism is at the top of the food web?

• Grasshopper mouse

• Red-tailed hawk

• Collared lizard

• Western diamondback rattlesnake

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What is the primary role of the Saguaro cactus in this ecosystem?

• It is a primary consumer.

• It provides energy to herbivores as a producer.

• It acts as a decomposer.

• It consumes other plants for energy.

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Which of the following organisms is a quaternary consumer?

• Gila woodpecker

• Western diamondback rattlesnake

• Red-tailed hawk

• Grasshopper mouse

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Which organism has the least energy available in the food web?

• Grasshopper mouse

• Antelope squirrel

• Red-tailed hawk

• Pallid-winged grasshopper

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