Energy Pyramid

Energy Pyramid

Multiple Choice

What is a food chain?

• A group of animals

• An interconnected chain of animals through which energy and matter flow

• A part of an ecosystem

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What is a producer?

• An Organism that produces energy through photosynthesis

• Only Plants

• Organisms that produce energy

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What is a consumer

• An organism that consumes

• An organism that uses photosynthesis

• An organism that obtains its energy by eating other organisms

Multiple Choice

What is a decomposer?

• An organism that is decomposed

• An organism that gets its energy by decomposing dead organisms

• Only mushrooms

Definitions

• Energy- Power that may be translated into motion, overcoming resistance, or causing physical change

• Primary Consumers- Organisms that eat producers (aka herbivores)

• Secondary Consumers: Omnivores, Carnivores

• Omnivores- Consumers who eat both producers and primary consumers

• Carnivores- Animals who eat only other consumers

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