Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

A snake that eats a mouse which feeds primarily on seeds is an example of a

• tertiary consumers

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• producer

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A diagram that shows one possibility of energy flow in an ecosystem.

• food web

• energy pyramid

• food chain

• secondary consumer

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An owl who eats snakes is a _________.

• tertiary consumers

• primary consumer

• producer

• secondary consumer

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An organism that can make its own food is called?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Herbivore

Which process do plants use to turn sunlight into food energy?

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

• transpiration

• evaporation

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Which organism can make its own food using the sun’s energy?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Scavenger

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Which organism must eat other living things for energy?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Plants

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In an energy pyramid, the amount of energy available at each trophic level ___.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• varies

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all energy in an ecosystem originates with the ____..

• sun

• water

• soil

• air

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What is the correct order of trophic levels that we see in a food chain, food web, or energy pyramid?

• producers --> primary consumers --> secondary consumers --> tertiary consumers

• tertiary consumers --> secondary consumers --> primary consumers --> producers

• primary consumers --> producers --> secondary consumers --> tertiary consumers

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