Photosynthesis and Energy Flow Through Living Systems

Which type of energy is formed during the process of photosynthesis?

• Chemical

• Radiant

• Thermal

• Kinetic

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Which of the following statements best describes the flow of energy in an energy pyramid?

• As you go higher in the pyramid, the amount of energy increases.

• There is less energy in a producer level than a consumer level.

• There is no energy above the level of producers in the system

• Each group receives only a small amount of the energy from the level below it.

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What is the first source of energy for all food webs?

• Plants

• Sunlight

• Mineral in the soil

• Decomposers

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Which organism is likely to be at the beginning of a food chain for a pond?

• Sunfish

• Freshwater shrimp

• Paramecium

• Green Algae

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What is indicated by the diagram?

• Food web

• Food chain

• Food map

• Food menu

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What do the arrows indicate in a food web?

• What eats what

• Where the energy is being transferred

• How the animals are related

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In the aquatic food web shown, which two organisms have a predator-prey relationship?

• A. Shad and sturgeons

• B. Sturgeons and blue crabs

• C. Blue crabs and rangia clams

• D. Copepods amphipods

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Which organisms have three carnivorous predators and a consumer - producer relationship with at least one organism?

• The organisms that fit in boxes 2, 3, 7.

• The organisms that fit in boxes 5 and 7.

• The organisms that fit in boxes 4 and 6.

• The organisms that fit in boxes 2 and 7 only.

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A diagram that shows the total amount of energy contained within each trophic level

• Food Chain

• Food web

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecosystem

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A single, linear path showing the flow of energy from the Sun to a producer and through different levels of consumers

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecosystem

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