Energy Flow in Food Web

What are phytoplankton known for?

• Consuming other small marine organisms

• Being primary consumers in the ocean

• Being primary producers, capable of photosynthesis

• Living on land and feeding on insects

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What is the primary source of energy for plants to grow through sunlight?

• Moon

• Sun

• Soil

• Water

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The source that starts MOST of the flow of energy through a food web is....

• Biochemical energy

• Mushrooms

• The Sun

• The power plant

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There is more energy in this level..

• Consumers

• Producers

• Predators

• Apex predators

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The "brown" food web is the food web that includes mostly ....

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Consumers

• Apex predators

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The unique thing about producers is..

• They eat meat.

• They can make their own food.

• They eat plants.

• They live at the grocery store.

What happens to most of the energy in a food chain?

• It is transferred to decomposers

• It is used for growth
  

• It is lost as heat

• It is stored in the soil

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Identify the correct food chain that demonstrates the energy flow of this food web

• Plant > Caterpillar > Bluebird > Eagle

• Plant < Rabbit < Eagle

• Plant >Lizard > Snail >Eagle

• Eagle >Lizard>Caterpillar>Plant

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What is the primary source of energy for all ecosystems?

• Water

• Soil

• Sunlight

• Nutrients

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What is the first trophic level in a food chain?

• Primary consumers

• Producers

• Decomposers

• Secondary consumers

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