The Flow of Energy in Ecosystems Article Review

Where would a decomposer be in a ecosystem?

• at the beginning

• between the producer and consumer

• between two consumers

• at the end

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Mice and rabbits eat plants. Hawks eat mice and rabbits. Suppose a disease kills most of the rabbits in a meadow ecosystem. Which of these is LEAST LIKELY to happen?

• The hawks will move to another meadow

• The hawks will eat more mice

• The mice will not have enough food

• The mice will have more plants to eat

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What does a food web show?

• the flow of food between two animals

• the flow of energy in an ecosystem

• the flow of water through an ecosystem

• the flow of food between decomposers

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Which group of living things makes up the bottom level of an energy pyramid?

• consumers

• herbivores

• canivores

• producers

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A ____________________ is a model that shows the path of energy as it flows from one living thing to the next

• food chain

• food web

• food flow

• consumer model

True or False. If one kind of organism is removed from a food chain, other organisms may die or move away to survive

• true

• false

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True or False. No matter what an animal eats, the energy in its food begins with a producer

• true

• false

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True or False. Plants get their energy from the sun

• True

• False

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As you move up a energy pyramid, each higher level contains _______ energy and ________ living things.

• more, more

• more, less

• less, less

• less, more

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