Calculating Energy in Trophic Levels

If there are 100 Kcal of energy available in the producers, how much energy would be available in the herbivores?

• 10 Kcal

• 1 Kcal

• 100 Kcal

• 1000 Kcal

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Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?

• Owl

• Grasshopper

• Lilypad

• Mouse

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How much energy is moved from one trophic level to the next trophic level?

• 100%

• 1/2

• 10%

• 25%

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In this ecological pyramid which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Secondary Consumer

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What is the source of energy in our ecosystem? In our ecosystem, the ________ is the source of all energy. In terms of the ecological pyramid, _____ of energy is passed from one level to next level.

• air

• Sun

• water

• 10%

• 50%

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In an ecological pyramid, which type of organism always has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Top Predator

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What makes an energy pyramid different than a food web or chain?

• It shows energy flowing from the top of the chain and downward. 

• The tropic levels are the opposite

• It shows the amount of energy in each trophic level

• It shows specific predator/prey relationships

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This diagram shows how energy flows through an eco-system. What is the first source of energy in this pyramid?

• sharks and large birds

• algae, plankton and seagrass

• herbivorous fish, crustaceans and sea urchins

• seals and carnivorous fish

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How many calories will be passed on from 250 to the next trophic level?

• 2,500

• 25

• 2.5

• 10%

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In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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