Flow of Energy in a Food Web

What does the letter A represent in this diagram?

• CONSUMER

• PRODUCER

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What do letters B, D and E represent in this diagram?

• CONSUMERS

• PRODUCERS

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What does the letter C represent in this diagram?

• SCAVENGERS

• DECOMPOSERS

• PRODUCERS

• CONSUMERS

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Where does all the energy organisms need come from?

• From other animals

• From plants

• From supermarkets

• From the sun

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How does energy flow in a food web?

• From decomposers to producers to consumers

• From producers to consumers to decomposers

• From consumers to producers to decomposers

• Energy does not flow in a food web

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Why is it important for an ecosystem to have a variety of different food chains and not just one?

• It ensures more energy is available at each trophic level

• It prevents any single species from becoming too dominant

• It provides multiple pathways for energy flow and increases ecosystem stability

• It makes the ecosystem less complex and easier to study

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

What is the best explanation for an energy PYRAMID?

• It shows the FLOW of energy from one organism to the next. 

• It shows HOW much energy flows through a food web

• It shows the MEMBERS in a single organism

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What is the best explanation for an energy pyramid?

• It shows the FLOW of energy from one organism to the next. 

• It shows HOW much energy flows through a food web

• It shows the MEMBERS in a single organism

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In an ecosystem the energy flows from:

• From consumer to producer

• From producer to consumer

• It flows in both directions

• None of the answers is correct

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When a rabbit eats grass, it takes a certain amount of energy. When a fox eats the rabbit, all the energy the rabbit took from the grass is transferred to the fox.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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