Pyramids

A pyramid shape is used to show the amount of available energy at each trophic level because... 

• energy decreases as you go up the food chain, just like the pyramid shape gets smaller as you go up. 

• energy increases up the food chain just like the pyramid shape gets smaller as you go up. 

• energy amounts are the same at each trophic level

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In this energy pyramid, what is the proper name for ANY ORGANISM ABOVE THE PRODUCER LEVEL?

• decomposers

• consumers

• producers

• omnivores

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Why are producers found at the base of the pyramid?

• They create all of the energy and therefore have the most energy of all of the trophic levels

• There are more plants than animals. 

• They begin the flow of energy in an ecosystem.

• All of these answers are correct. 

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Which organism in figure 1 contains the most available energy?

• plants

• mountain lions

• hawks

• none of the above

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The diagram represents different levels of a marine food pyramid. Between which two levels is the greatest amount of energy transferred

• R and Q

• S and R

• T and S

• U and T

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In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Top Predator

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Based on the model, which consumers would receive the greatest amount of energy captured by the producers in their food chains? 

• Beluga Whale

• Polar Bear and Arctic Hare

• Ptarmigan and Arctic Bumble

• Lichens and Shrubs

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

• 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 this food pyramid, which level has the greatest amount of energy?

• Producers

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Tertiary Consumers

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