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What is the primary energy source for most food chains?
What is the primary energy source for most food chains?
- Autotrophs
- Herbivores
- The sun or boiling-hot deep sea vents (correct)
- Chemosynthetic bacteria
What is the term for organisms that make their own food from a primary energy source?
What is the term for organisms that make their own food from a primary energy source?
- Omnivores
- Autotrophs (correct)
- Herbivores
- Heterotrophs
What is the term for animals that eat herbivores?
What is the term for animals that eat herbivores?
- Secondary consumers (correct)
- Quaternary consumers
- Primary consumers
- Tertiary consumers
What is the sequence of who eats whom in a biological community?
What is the sequence of who eats whom in a biological community?
What is the term for organisms that eat autotrophs?
What is the term for organisms that eat autotrophs?
What is an example of a quaternary consumer?
What is an example of a quaternary consumer?
What is the ultimate energy source for all life on Earth?
What is the ultimate energy source for all life on Earth?
What type of organism must always be the first in a food chain?
What type of organism must always be the first in a food chain?
What happens to energy as it flows from organism to organism in a food chain?
What happens to energy as it flows from organism to organism in a food chain?
What is the term for animals that eat herbivores?
What is the term for animals that eat herbivores?
What is the term for a network of many food chains?
What is the term for a network of many food chains?
What is the term for organisms that make their own food from sunlight or chemical energy?
What is the term for organisms that make their own food from sunlight or chemical energy?
What happens to energy as we move from step to step in a chain or web?
What happens to energy as we move from step to step in a chain or web?
What is the name given to organisms that eat both plants and animals?
What is the name given to organisms that eat both plants and animals?
What is the role of detrivores in the ecosystem?
What is the role of detrivores in the ecosystem?
Which organism is an example of a tertiary consumer?
Which organism is an example of a tertiary consumer?
What is the term for the different levels of energy transfer in a food chain or web?
What is the term for the different levels of energy transfer in a food chain or web?
What is the correct term for the first trophic level?
What is the correct term for the first trophic level?
What happens to the carnivore population when it becomes harder for them to find herbivores to eat?
What happens to the carnivore population when it becomes harder for them to find herbivores to eat?
What is the result of the balance between carnivores and herbivores?
What is the result of the balance between carnivores and herbivores?
What is the relationship between plants and plant-eaters?
What is the relationship between plants and plant-eaters?
What is the purpose of the Food Chain Worksheet?
What is the purpose of the Food Chain Worksheet?
What is the format of the Food Chain Quiz?
What is the format of the Food Chain Quiz?
What is the purpose of the Food Chain Trophic Levels worksheet?
What is the purpose of the Food Chain Trophic Levels worksheet?
What is the characteristic of secondary consumers?
What is the characteristic of secondary consumers?
What is the consequence of energy loss at each trophic level?
What is the consequence of energy loss at each trophic level?
What is the relationship between trophic levels and organism numbers?
What is the relationship between trophic levels and organism numbers?
What can happen if a species goes extinct?
What can happen if a species goes extinct?
What is the role of decomposers in the ecosystem?
What is the role of decomposers in the ecosystem?
What can be a result of an increase in carnivore population in a community?
What can be a result of an increase in carnivore population in a community?
