SAVE MY EXAM 2.2 - TRUE OR FALSE

Producers are the first trophic level in any food chain.

• True

• False

Biomass increases as energy is transferred between trophic levels.

• True

• False

The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can be created and destroyed.

• True

• False

Decomposers recycle nutrients by breaking down organic matter.

• True

• False

Pyramids of energy are always pyramid-shaped.

• True

• False

Photosynthesis converts light energy into thermal energy.

• True

• False

Net primary productivity accounts for respiratory losses in plants.

• True

• False

The ecological efficiency between trophic levels is exactly 10%.

• True

• False

Chemoautotrophs rely on sunlight to produce organic compounds.

• True

• False

Herbivores are primary consumers in food chains.

• True

• False