Unit 6 Lesson 3

How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?

• 100%
• 10%
• 50%
• 75%

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Bears eat a variety of foods including fish, berries, other types of vegetation.  Bears would best be classified as – 

• producers
• herbivores
• carnivores
• omnivores

Snakes eat many types of small mammals including mice and rabbits as well as other lizards.  Snakes would best be classified as a - 

• producers
• herbivores
• carnivores
• omnivores

Horses eat grasses and other plants in order to gain their nutrition.  Horses would best be classified as - 

• producers
• herbivores
• carnivores
• omnivores

As you move from the bottom of the energy pyramid to the the top, or the apex, the amount of energy

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

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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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Which level contains organisms that do photosynthesis?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Use this energy pyramid to answer the question -

Assume there are 1000 units of energy in the producer level of the energy pyramid.

How many units of energy are available at the tertiary consumer level?

• 1000 units

• 100 units

• 10 units

• 1 unit

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The movement of wind and water to the right or left that is caused by Earth’s rotation

• Upwelling

• Coriolis Effect

• Thermohaline Ocean Circulation

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Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?

• ocean currents
• global winds
• air mass
• front

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