Food Web 1.1

Front

Why is a pyramid shape used to show the amount of available energy at each trophic level?

Back

Energy decreases as you go up the food chain, just like the pyramid shape gets smaller as you go up.

Front

What is the proper name for ANY ORGANISM ABOVE THE PRODUCER LEVEL in an energy pyramid?

Back

consumers

Front

What makes an energy pyramid different than a food web or chain?

Back

It shows the amount of energy in each trophic level

Front

Why are producers found at the base of the pyramid?

Back

All of these answers are correct.

Front

True or False: Organisms will always stay in the same trophic level.

Back

False-- the trophic level an organism belongs to is based on what it is consuming in the food chain.

Front

What is the sun's role in the energy pyramid?

Back

to provide radiant energy for producers to convert to chemical energy.

Front

What form of energy is in the food organisms consume? Options: chemical energy, thermal energy, mechanical energy, radiant energy

Back

chemical energy

Front

Which organism in figure 1 contains the most available energy?

Back

plants

Front

Marine food pyramid: Between which two levels is the greatest amount of energy transferred? Options: R and Q, S and R, T and S, U and T

Back

U and T

Front

In the energy pyramid, which organism has the least amount of energy available? Options: Producers, Herbivores, Carnivores, Top Predator

Back

Top Predator