Roles of Energy Transfer

The arrows in a food chain shows the direction of energy flow.

• True

• False

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The diagram shows the cycling of nutrients in an ecosystem. The removal of which of the following groups would cause an immediate decrease in the amount of energy flowing through the system? 

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Inorganic nutrients

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A diagram of a food web is shown below.Which organism receives the least amount of energy from the producers?

• Hawk

• Rabbit

• Grasshopper

• Mouse

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The path of energy from producer to consumer (a)   ​

• food chain

• omnivore

• food web

• decomposer

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A rolling marble has kinetic energy. If a moving marble hits a stationary marble, it transfers some of its kinetic energy, and the second marble begins to move. What is this an example of?

• Energy changes

• Energy transfer

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The person in the picture is listening to sound made by someone talking. This is evidence that energy can be

• Transferred from place to place

• Transferred through contact between objects

• Transformed from sound to work

• First created and then destroyed.

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A rolling marble has kinetic energy. If a moving marble hits a stationary marble, it transfers some of its kinetic energy, and the second marble begins to move. What is this an example of?

• Energy changes

• Energy transfer

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• How an organism might change over time

• The movement of organisms throughout the ecosystem

• The increase in size among organisms in the ecosystem 

• The path of energy transfer from producers to consumers

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Which of the following best describes the role of energy transfer in an ecosystem?

• Energy transfer helps in the recycling of nutrients.

• Energy transfer is responsible for the growth of organisms.

• Energy transfer maintains the balance of the ecosystem.

• Energy transfer is the primary source of oxygen.

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In a food web, energy is transferred from one organism to another. What is the primary source of this energy?

• The Sun

• Water

• Soil

• Air

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