Bio Review: Energy Flow

Front

What does an energy pyramid show?

Back

Energy flow in a community.

Front

True or False: The top of an energy pyramid will contain the primary consumer.

Back

False.

Front

Which level of an energy pyramid would most likely contain members of the plant kingdom?

Back

Level D.

Front

What would happen to a community if there was a drought (lack of water)?

Back

The organisms in this community would decrease in population numbers.

Front

What term describes an organism that cannot make its own food?

Back

Heterotroph.

Front

What is an autotroph?

Back

An organism that can produce its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

Front

Define biomass in the context of an ecosystem.

Back

The total mass of living matter within a given area.

Front

What role do primary producers play in an ecosystem?

Back

They convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What is the significance of the 10% rule in energy transfer?

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Only about 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next.

Front

What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.