Ecological Pyramids

Use the pyramid of biomass below to decide which of the following tables is correct.

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All food webs and food chains begin with _________________.

• primary consumer

• producers

• secondary consumers

• tertiary consumers

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In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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How many carnivores are shown in this food web?

• 6
• 4
• 5
• 3

If there are 100 Kcal of energy available in the producers, how much energy would be available in the primary consumers?

• 10 Kcal

• 1 Kcal

• 100 Kcal

• 1000 Kcal

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What percentage of energy is passed on to each tropic level?

• 10%
• 50%
• 90%
• 100%

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Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

• Hawk

• Spider

• Grasshopper

• Shrew

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Organisms which carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms.

• Consumer
• Producer
• Decomposer
• Herbivore

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An organism that eats the secondary consumer.

• Primary Consumer
• Secondary Consumer
• Tertiary Consumer
• Consumer

Who does the grasshopper get energy from? 

• Grass
• Grasshopper
• Mouse
• Owl

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