Energy and Food

An organism at the second trophic level would be considered a ________.

• Top carnivore

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

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What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?

• There would be more food for secondary consumers.

• The number of primary consumers would increase.

• The number of plants would increase.

• The number of secondary consumers would increase.

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Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

• There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

• There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

• There would be a decrease in the mice population.

• There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

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What is this called?

• Food Web

• Food Chain

• Abiotic Factors

• Community

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In this Food Web Pyramid what is the proper name for the organisms above the producer level at the bottom.

• herbivores

• consumers

• carnivores 

• omnivores

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The deer, grasshopper, and bird are all examples of which type of consumers on this food pyramid?

• decomposers

• omnivores

• carnivore

• herbivore

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Which animal is not using energy from its food to do its activity?

• a polar bear sleeps when it hibernates

• a tiger rests as it digests its food

• a lizard sits in the sun to get warmer

• a crocodile lays eggs in a nest

Each step in a food chain or a food web is called a 

• Step level

• Pyramid level

• Trophic Level

• Heat Level

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What's the role of consumers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food 

• Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating

• Break down dead stuff

• Add nutrients to the soil

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Which of the following is a primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

• The Sun

• Wind

• Water

• Soil

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