10 Questions
What is the primary source of energy for ecosystems?
Sun
Which organisms are considered producers in an ecosystem?
Bacteria
How do consumers obtain energy in an ecosystem?
Eating other organisms
What describes the sequence of eating and being eaten in an ecosystem?
Food chain
What is the process by which producers trap solar energy and convert it into compounds needed by other organisms?
Photosynthesis
What is the main difference between the grazing food chain and the parasitic food chain?
The grazing food chain involves autotrophs and herbivores, while the parasitic food chain involves decomposers and detritivores.
What is the function of a detrital food chain in an ecosystem?
To break down dead organic matter into simpler compounds for detritivores.
How does a pyramid of numbers in an ecosystem typically look like?
The number of organisms decreases as you move from producers to consumers in successive levels.
What does the Pyramid of Biomass of Organisms represent?
It represents the total mass of organisms within each trophic level of the food chain.
Which law of thermodynamics states that energy is transformed from one form to another but is never created nor destroyed?
First Law of Thermodynamics
Explore the levels of organization in ecology, studying organisms and their behavior in relation to the environment. Learn about energy flow in ecosystems and the role of the sun as the primary source of energy.
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