TEK: 8.12A - Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

What is the impact of an invasive species on the energy transfer in a food web?

• It increases the energy available to native species.

• It decreases the energy available to native species.

• It has no impact on the energy transfer.

• It increases the energy available to decomposers.

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How does climate change potentially disrupt energy transfer in ecosystems?

• It increases the energy available to all species.

• It decreases the energy available to certain species.

• It has no effect on energy transfer.

• It increases the energy available to decomposers.

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What happens to the energy transfer in an ecosystem when a keystone species is removed?

• It increases the energy available to all species.

• It decreases the energy available to all species.

• It disrupts the balance of energy transfer.

• It has no effect on energy transfer.

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How does the introduction of an invasive plant species affect energy transfer in an ecosystem?

• It increases the energy available to native herbivores.

• It decreases the energy available to native plants.

• It has no effect on energy transfer.

• It increases the energy available to decomposers.

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What is a likely impact of a natural disaster, such as a forest fire, on an ecosystem's food web?

• It increases the number of herbivores.

• It decreases the energy available to all trophic levels.

• It increases the energy available to carnivores.

• It has no impact on the food web.

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How can human intervention, such as deforestation, impact the energy transfer in a food web?

• It increases the energy available to primary consumers.

• It decreases the energy available to producers.

• It increases the energy available to secondary consumers.

• It has no effect on the energy transfer.

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What is the effect of agricultural runoff on the energy transfer in freshwater ecosystems?

• It increases the energy available to aquatic plants.

• It decreases the energy available to fish.

• It has no effect on energy transfer.

• It increases the energy available to algae.

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How does urbanization impact the energy transfer in local ecosystems?

• It increases the energy available to native species.

• It decreases the energy available to native species.

• It has no effect on energy transfer.

• It increases the energy available to invasive species.

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What effect does urbanization have on the energy transfer in terrestrial food webs?

• It increases the energy available to herbivores.

• It decreases the energy available to all trophic levels.

• It increases the energy available to carnivores.

• It has no impact on the energy transfer.

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How does an increase in the population of a predator species affect the energy transfer in a food web?

• It increases the energy available to producers.

• It decreases the energy available to prey species.

• It has no effect on the energy transfer.

• It increases the energy available to decomposers.

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