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NBC 4 Flow of Energy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Approximately what percentage of energy is passed on to the next higher level in an energy pyramid?

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

90%

d)

100%

2.

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

a)

Owl (tertiary consumer)

b)

Grasshopper (primary consumer)

c)

Lilypad (autotroph)

d)

Lizard (secondary consumer)

3.

What do the arrows in the diagram represent?

a)

an increase in population

b)

the evolution of organisms

c)

ecological succession

d)

the flow of energy

4.

In this food web, which 2 animals will compete for the same source of energy (food)?

a)

grasshopper and rabbit

b)

deer and insect-eating bird

c)

shrew and squirrel

d)

snake and grasshopper

5.

Which animal in this food web gets its energy INDIRECTLY from the tree?

a)

deer

b)

rabbit

c)

grasshopper

d)

hawk

6.

Using the food web provided, which of the following CORRECTLY shows a path that energy would flow through this ecosystem?

a)

mouse --> buzzard --> fox

b)

plantain --> grasshopper --> frog

c)

berries --> plantain --> rabbit

d)

plantain --> titmouse --> mouse --> buzzard

7.

What would happen if the rat population rapidly decreased?

a)

the rabbit population would also decrease.

b)

the owl and rattlesnake populations would decrease.

c)

the owl population would increase.

d)

the wildcat would not have any food to eat.

8.
Every food chain must start with a ...?
a)
producer
b)
sun
c)
consumer
d)
decomposer
9.

Based on this food web, which organisms are direct food sources for secondary consumers?

a)

Aphid, Bird, Rabbit

b)

Ladybug, Fox, Butterfly

c)

Frog, Butterflies, Berries

d)

Mouse, Snake, Hawk

10.

A marine ecosystem is shown in the image.


What is lost to the environment at each of the trophic levels in the ecosystem?

a)

Nutrients

b)

Food sources

c)

Heat

d)

Living space for the organisms