Ecosystems and Flow of Energy Unit Test

Models that show us how matter cycles and energy flows in an ecosystem is called ________.

• food map
• energy map
• food web
• food chain

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A series of organisms that consume the previous organism to gain energy is called_________.

• food map
• energy map
• food web
• food chain

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The levels of a food chain (producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, etc) that represent the 10% rule of energy transfer is called the _____________.

• Trophic level
• producer
• energy
• decomposer

What is the 10% Rule?

• OptioTotal mass of organisms at a given trophic level.n 1
• A number that shows an organism's position in the food chain.
• Energy transfer rule where only 10% is passed to the next level.
• Organisms that feed on dead material and return nutrients to the soil.

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What are plants and animals that get their energy from eating other things?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Herbivores

Which part of the food chain only eats meat?

• Producer
• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore

How do consumers get energy?

• By making their own food using sunlight.
• By eating producers or other consumers.
• By breaking down dead organisms.
• By absorbing nutrients from the soil.

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Which of the following shows the proper order of a food chain?

• Sun → Producer → Consumer → Decomposer
• Sun → Consumer → Producer → Decompose
• Consumer → Producer → Decomposer → Sun
• Producer → Consumer → Sun → Decomposer

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What is an Apex Predator?

• Top predator, an organism the has no predators
• Microscopic producers
• Organisms that feed on dead material and return nutrients to the soil.
• The first trophic level in the food chain

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In the picture what does the sun represent?

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• energy source

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