Quiz: 3.3: Energy Flow in Ecosystems

Which of the following describes an interconnection of food chains in an ecosystem?

• Food chain

• Food web

• Energy pyramid

• Producer web

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Which level does energy flow directly to after the producer level?

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

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A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten is a(n):

• Food Chain

• Ecosystem

• Trophic Level

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Energy flows through ecosystems in a one way stream from _________________ to various consumers

• predators

• herbivores

• producers

• parasites

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What do arrows in a food chain show?

• Direction of energy flow

• Arrows point from consumers to producers

• Arrow direction is not important

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What is the ultimate source of energy for most food chains?

• Consumers

• Sun

• Soil

• Water

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Plankton composed of plants (floating algae, primary producers) are called:

• Phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

• Chemoplankton

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Plankton composed of animals (small, swimming animals that feed on algae) are called:

• Phytoplankton

• Zooplankton

• Chemoplankton

Killer Whales are indirectly dependent on this type of zooplankton:

• Krill

• Blue Whales

• Leopard Seals

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Which term describes a step in a food chain or web?

• Trophic Level

• Food Pyramid

• Ecological Level

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