Matter and Energy in Food Webs

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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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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Energy is passed along the organisms in a food chain. What is the original source of the energy?

• decomposers

• consumers

• producers

• sun

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The image provided is an example of a(n):

• Producer

• Autotroph

• Consumer

• Insect

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What is this called?

• Food Web

• Food Chain

• Abiotic Factors

• Community

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How many primary consumers are there in this food web?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.

• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 

• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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What does a food web represent?

• All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

• The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

• A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 

• How carnivores get their food. 

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An energy pyramid represents what?

• How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 

• How much energy a particular organism needs. 

• How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 

• The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

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Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

• More than one organism may eat them. 

• They may eat more than one other organism. 

• This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 

• They have no resources available to them.

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