Food Webs, Energy Pyramid, Carrying Capacity, Limiting Factors

Which group is not represented in the food web?

• producers

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• decomposers

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What do the arrows in the food chain indicate about the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

• Energy is continuously recycled by the organisms in an ecosystem.

• Energy flows in one direction in an ecosystem, from producers to consumers.

• More of the available energy in an ecosystem is given to large animals than to small animals.

• Organisms at the end of the food chain receive more energy than those at the beginning.

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In this energy pyramid, which organism would most likely be in level 2?

• bird

• fox

• caterpillar

• tree

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Which one of the following is true of grass in an ecosystem?

• It converts oxygen to glucose.

• It produces carbon dioxide from oxygen and water.

• It produces glucose from carbon dioxide and water.

• It converts water to energy.

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How would the removal of earthworms from the food chain affect the other organisms?

• The number of bass will increase.

• The number of crayfish will decrease.

• The crayfish will get their energy directly from the sun.

• The number of bass and ospreys (bird) will increase.

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Interactions in an ecosystem result from the transfer of matter and energy from producers to consumers and eventually decomposers. What are the forms of energy transfer from numbers 1 through 4?

• Chemical energy to chemical energy

• Light energy to chemical energy

• Chemical energy to heat energy

• Heat energy to mechanical energy

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The diagram shows part of an aquatic food web for a stable lake ecosystem in Connecticut. What is the source of energy for the algae?

• waves

• sunlight

• bacteria

• rotifers, water fleas and tadpoles

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Suppose that a new predator of the rabbit migrated to this ecosystem. What is the most likely initial effect on the other organisms?

• More competition among the mice for food

• More competition among the hawks for food

• Less competition among snakes for food

• Less grass available for food

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For the food chain shown, which of the following changes would have the most severe consequences?

• a drastic decrease in rainfall, causing a drought

• the poaching of predatory hawks by game hunters

• the introduction of a second predator that eats field mice

• a parasitic infestation that reduces the cricket population

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The diagram provided shows a marine food chain. In this food chain, the zooplankton are

• primary producers.

• primary consumers.

• secondary consumers.

• tertiary consumers.

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