Ecosystems and Energy

Another name for a heterotroph is a ___________________.

• producer

• raw material

• consumer

• plant

Which of the following is not true about the products of photosynthesis?

• Some of the sugar is made into other compounds, such as cellulose.

• Some of the sugar is stored in the plant's cells for later use.

• The waste product carbon dioxide is given off through tiny openings on the underside of the leaves.

• The products are used by both plants and animals for energy.

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Which of the following represents the raw materials of photosynthesis?

• carbon dioxide and oxygen

• carbon dioxide and water

• glucose and oxygen

• water and glucose

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The main characteristic of the first stage of photosynthesis is

• the production of hydrogen and energy

• the production of hydrogen and glucose

• the release of oxygen and carbon dioxide

• the storage of glucose in the plant's cells

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Write the chemical equation for photosynthesis (use an equals sign for the arrow).

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A food web is a series of events in which one organism eats another.

• True

• False; food chain

• False; production

• False; trophic level

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An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms is a __________________.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Autotroph

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How does energy enter most ecosystems?

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Which organism in the food web is sometimes a first-level consumer and sometimes a second-level consumer?

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Choose one food chain in the web. Name all the organisms in that chain. Start with the producer and end with the top-level consumer.

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