Exploring the Food Chain: Energy Flow and Ecosystem Dynamics

What do autotrophs use to produce their own food?

• Sunlight and oxygen

• Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water

• Carbon dioxide and oxygen

• Oxygen and water

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Which of the following is another name for autotrophs?

• Consumers

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Decomposers

What type of consumer eats only plants?

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Decomposers

• Herbivores

Which type of consumer eats both plants and animals?

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Producers

• Herbivores

What is the term for consumers that eat primary consumers?

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Producers

• Tertiary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the energy pyramid, what percentage of energy is transferred from one level to the next?

• 25%

• 90%

• 50%

• 10%

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If a primary consumer starts with 10,000 kilocalories, how much energy does a secondary consumer get?

• 10 kilocalories

• 10,000 kilocalories

• 1,000 kilocalories

• 100 kilocalories

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What role do decomposers play in the food chain?

• They eat other animals

• They eat plants

• They eat dead matter and provide nutrients to the soil

• They produce their own food

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What is a more complex representation of a food chain called?

• Energy pyramid

• Trophic level

• Food web

• Ecosystem

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