Amoeba Sisters Food Webs and Energy Pyramids

What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?

• There would be more food for secondary consumers.

• The number of primary consumers would increase.

• The number of plants would increase.

• The number of secondary consumers would increase.

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Which level will contain plants?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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In the food web pictured here, flies provide energy for...

• Dragonflies, Turtles, & Frogs

• Slugs & Fish

• Water Weeds & Algae

• Snakes, Frogs, & Kingfishers

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Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant

• Sun

• Deer

• Wolf

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Trophic levels are represented by 

• squares

• circles

• pyramids

• lines

Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

• Plant

• Rabbit

• Mouse

• Hawk

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What type of organism is at the beginning of every food chain?

• predator

• carnivore

• producer

• herbivore

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This diagram shows how energy flows through an eco-system. What is the first source of energy in this pyramid (aka producers)?

• sharks and large birds

• algae, plankton and seagrass

• herbivorous fish, crustaceans and sea urchins

• seals and carnivorous fish

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

• Producers

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Top Predator

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In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

• producer

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