Unit 9 - Energy Flow

If there are less producers in an ecosystem, what could happen?

• Increase in food availability for consumers
• Decrease in food availability for consumers
• No impact on food availability for consumers
• Decrease in competition among producers

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How does CO2 get back into the atmosphere?

• Cycle ends with decomposition

• Respiration

• Plants taking CO2 in through their leaves

• Cycle prevents diffusion

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Which statement is true?

• The frog eats the snake

• The snake eats the grasshopper

• Energy from the snake will make it to the grasshopper

• Energy from photosynthesis will make it to the snake

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True or False:

There is more energy at the top of the pyramid

• True

• False

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Carbon dioxide is converted from a gas to carbohydrates though what process?

• Photosynthesis
• Oxidation
• Fermentation
• Respiration

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Which organism has the least amount of energy from the producers?

• Grass

• Mouse

• Snake

• Hawk

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Which organism would be an omnivore?

• Plant

• Bird

• Frog

• Eagle

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The removal of which of the following would cause an immediate decrease of energy flow?

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Inorganic nutrients

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Transpiration is when plants release excess water from their leaves into the atmosphere as what part of the water cycle?

• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Surface Runoff

• Evaporation

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True or False:

Cellular respiration is a part of the carbon cycle.

• True

• False

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