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Which organisms are considered consumers in an ecosystem?
Which organisms are considered consumers in an ecosystem?
- Decomposers
- Producers
- Herbivores
- Carnivores (correct)
What is the primary source of energy for producers?
What is the primary source of energy for producers?
- Wood
- Chemical compounds
- Sunlight (correct)
- Sugar
What is the 10 percent law in a food chain?
What is the 10 percent law in a food chain?
- Only 10 percent of energy is used by consumers
- Only 10 percent of energy is produced by decomposers
- Only 10 percent of energy is consumed by producers
- Only 10 percent of energy is transferred between trophic levels (correct)
Which process converts the sun's energy into chemical energy in plants?
Which process converts the sun's energy into chemical energy in plants?
What are the two products of photosynthesis?
What are the two products of photosynthesis?
What is the main function of scavengers in an ecosystem?
What is the main function of scavengers in an ecosystem?
What are the three main processes responsible for the water cycle?
What are the three main processes responsible for the water cycle?
Which process gives off carbon dioxide as a by-product?
Which process gives off carbon dioxide as a by-product?
How do animals on land primarily contribute carbon dioxide to the environment?
How do animals on land primarily contribute carbon dioxide to the environment?
What do plants take in from the atmosphere and soil to transform into food and oxygen?
What do plants take in from the atmosphere and soil to transform into food and oxygen?
Which organisms are considered producers in an ecosystem?
Which organisms are considered producers in an ecosystem?
What is the main source of energy for producers?
What is the main source of energy for producers?
What is the primary function of consumers in an ecosystem?
What is the primary function of consumers in an ecosystem?
Which substances can change over millions of years to become fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas?
Which substances can change over millions of years to become fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas?
How do animals release the energy they need to survive?
How do animals release the energy they need to survive?
What do decomposers add to the soil and water?
What do decomposers add to the soil and water?
Which of the following is NOT a product of photosynthesis?
Which of the following is NOT a product of photosynthesis?
What is the primary function of decomposers in an ecosystem?
What is the primary function of decomposers in an ecosystem?
What is the main source of energy for the process of cellular respiration?
What is the main source of energy for the process of cellular respiration?
What are the three main processes responsible for the water cycle?
What are the three main processes responsible for the water cycle?
Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen as a by-product.
Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen as a by-product.
Fuel-burning factories and motor vehicles add oxygen to the atmosphere.
Fuel-burning factories and motor vehicles add oxygen to the atmosphere.
Decomposers primarily add carbon dioxide to water.
Decomposers primarily add carbon dioxide to water.
Match the following processes with their primary contribution of carbon dioxide:
Match the following processes with their primary contribution of carbon dioxide:
Match the following processes with their primary intake of carbon dioxide:
Match the following processes with their primary intake of carbon dioxide:
Match the following organisms with their primary role in the carbon cycle:
Match the following organisms with their primary role in the carbon cycle:
True or false: Animals use oxygen in combination with food to release the energy they need to survive.
True or false: Animals use oxygen in combination with food to release the energy they need to survive.
True or false: Fuel-burning factories and motor vehicles add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
True or false: Fuel-burning factories and motor vehicles add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
True or false: Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen as a by-product.
True or false: Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen as a by-product.
