Energy Transfer Biology

A secondary consumer 

• eats primary consumers

• eats producers

• eats plants

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Arrows in food webs show:

• trophic levels

• direction of energy flow

• stages of species

• predators vs. prey

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An organism that consumes other organisms for energy is:

• Autotroph

• Decomposer

• Heterotroph

• Fungi

when energy is transferred between different stages of food chains.

• Primary producer

• Conservation of energy

• Bioaccumulation

• Trophic levels

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True or false: once energy is used by an organism, it is no longer available.

• True

• False

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At higher trophic levels.... consumers need to:

• Consume more energy

• Consume less energy

• Eat more producers

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How much (approx) energy is passed on to a consumer from its food?

• 100%

• 1%

• 10%

• 0.1%

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In a food chain, which of the following organisms is responsible for converting solar energy into chemical energy?

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

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Which process in plants is primarily responsible for energy transfer from sunlight?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

• Digestion

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In an ecosystem, what is the primary role of decomposers in energy transfer?

• Convert solar energy into chemical energy

• Transfer energy to higher trophic levels

• Break down dead organisms to release nutrients

• Store energy in the form of fat

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