Unit 3: Food Webs & Energy Pyramids Quiz

The Sun

Wind

Water

Geothermal

A model that shows the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem.

A diagram showing the water cycle.

A chart of population growth.

A representation of food chains.

In kilocalories (KCAL)

In joules

In watts

In calories

Only about 10% of the energy at one feeding level is passed on to the next feeding level.

10% of energy is lost at each trophic level.

10% of organisms survive at each level.

10% of energy is stored in producers.

90% of energy is lost, primarily as heat, due to life processes like movement and growth.

90% remains stored in producers.

All energy is transferred equally.

90% of the energy is transferred so it is not lost at higher levels.

Organisms that convert solar energy into chemical energy, primarily plants.

Organisms that eat primary consumers.

Organisms that decompose dead matter.

Organisms that store energy.

Herbivores that eat primary producers.

Carnivores that eat secondary consumers.

Organisms that decompose dead matter.

Organisms that store energy.

Carnivores that eat primary consumer

Organisms that decompose dead matter