Energy Pyramids, Food Webs, and Food Chains

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Organisms that can make their own food using the energy from the sun.

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Autotrophs

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Organisms that eat meat.

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Carnivores

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Which organism in the food web pictured is a primary consumer? Options: Lavender, Dragonfly, Rat, Butterfly

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Butterfly

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If the phytoplankton in the energy pyramid have 20,000 kcal of energy, how much energy does the mackerel have?

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20 kcal

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Organisms that break down dead organisms and in this process return critical nutrients to the soil.

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Decomposer

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What would happen to the frogs in this food chain if the snake population decreased due to a disease?

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The frog population would increase.

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What would happen to the grasshopper population in this food chain if the snake population decreased due to disease?

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The grasshopper population would decrease.

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Heterotrophs that eat both plants and animals.

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Omnivores

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If the crustaceans in this energy pyramid have 1,000kcal of energy, how many kilocalories of energy will the sharks have?

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1 k cal

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A food chain is more biodiverse than a food web which will lead to better sustainability of the ecosystem.

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False