Ecology, Food Web, Producers

What is the role of a producer in a food chain?

• Regulate the temperature of the environment

• Provide structural support for the food chain

• Convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis and serve as the primary food source for other organisms

• Hunt and consume other organisms for food

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Give an example of a primary consumer in a food chain.

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Detritivores

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Define trophic levels in a food web.

• Various methods of water conservation

• Different levels of the food chain

• Different types of soil

• Different species of birds

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How does energy flow in a food chain?

• Energy flows from consumers to producers in a food chain.

• Energy flows from predators to prey in a food chain.

• Energy flows from decomposers to producers in a food chain.

• Energy flows from producers to consumers in a food chain.

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What is the main function of a producer in a food chain?

• To hunt and consume other organisms for energy

• To regulate the population of other organisms in the food chain

• To convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis and provide food for other organisms

• To provide shelter and protection for other organisms

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Name a primary consumer in a grassland ecosystem.

• Detritivores

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

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Describe the difference between a primary consumer and a secondary consumer in a food chain.

• Primary consumers feed on producers, while secondary consumers feed on primary consumers.

• Primary consumers are carnivores, while secondary consumers are herbivores.

• Primary consumers are larger in size than secondary consumers.

• Primary consumers feed on secondary consumers, while secondary consumers feed on producers.

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List the trophic levels in a simple food web.

• Sun, grass, rabbits, foxes

• Producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers

• Water, soil, air, sunlight

• Plants, herbivores, carnivores, decomposers

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Explain why energy flow in a food chain is unidirectional.

• Energy is constantly recycled within a food chain

• Energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next and cannot flow back to the previous level.

• Energy can flow in both directions within a food chain

• Energy is only transferred within the same trophic level