Ecosystem Energy Flow and Consumer Types Quiz

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Which organisms are considered consumers in an ecosystem?

Decomposers

Producers

Herbivores

Carnivores (correct)

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?

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?

Photosynthesis Signup and view all the answers

What are the two products of photosynthesis?

Oxygen and food Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of scavengers in an ecosystem?

To break down dead plants and animals Signup and view all the answers

What are the three main processes responsible for the water cycle?

Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation Signup and view all the answers

Which process gives off carbon dioxide as a by-product?

Cellular respiration Signup and view all the answers

How do animals on land primarily contribute carbon dioxide to the environment?

Through cellular respiration Signup and view all the answers

What do plants take in from the atmosphere and soil to transform into food and oxygen?

Carbon dioxide and water Signup and view all the answers

Which organisms are considered producers in an ecosystem?

Green plants Signup and view all the answers

What is the main source of energy for producers?

Sunlight Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of consumers in an ecosystem?

To break down dead organisms Signup and view all the answers

Which substances can change over millions of years to become fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas?

Carbon dioxide Signup and view all the answers

How do animals release the energy they need to survive?

Through cellular respiration Signup and view all the answers

What do decomposers add to the soil and water?

Other forms of carbon Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a product of photosynthesis?

Carbon dioxide Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of decomposers in an ecosystem?

To break down dead plants and animals Signup and view all the answers

What is the main source of energy for the process of cellular respiration?

Food Signup and view all the answers

What are the three main processes responsible for the water cycle?

Evaporation, precipitation, and condensation Signup and view all the answers

Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen as a by-product.

True Signup and view all the answers

Fuel-burning factories and motor vehicles add oxygen to the atmosphere.

False Signup and view all the answers

Decomposers primarily add carbon dioxide to water.

False Signup and view all the answers

Match the following processes with their primary contribution of carbon dioxide:

Animals on land = Mainly to air Animals in bodies of water = Mainly to water Fuel-burning factories and motor vehicles = To the atmosphere Decomposers = To the soil and to water Signup and view all the answers

Match the following processes with their primary intake of carbon dioxide:

Animals = Cellular respiration Plants = Photosynthesis Fuel-burning factories and motor vehicles = Combustion Decomposers = Decomposition Signup and view all the answers

Match the following organisms with their primary role in the carbon cycle:

Animals = Release carbon dioxide Plants = Take in carbon dioxide Fuel-burning factories and motor vehicles = Add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere Decomposers = Add other forms of carbon to the soil and to water Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Animals use oxygen in combination with food to release the energy they need to survive.

True Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Fuel-burning factories and motor vehicles add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

True Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen as a by-product.

True Signup and view all the answers

Ecosystem Energy Flow and Consumer Types Quiz

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Which organisms are considered consumers in an ecosystem?

What is the primary source of energy for producers?

What is the 10 percent law in a food chain?

Which process converts the sun's energy into chemical energy in plants?

What are the two products of photosynthesis?

What is the main function of scavengers in an ecosystem?

What are the three main processes responsible for the water cycle?

Which process gives off carbon dioxide as a by-product?

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?

Which organisms are considered producers in an ecosystem?

What is the main source of energy for producers?

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?

How do animals release the energy they need to survive?

What do decomposers add to the soil and water?

Which of the following is NOT a product of photosynthesis?

What is the primary function of decomposers in an ecosystem?

What is the main source of energy for the process of cellular respiration?

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.

Fuel-burning factories and motor vehicles add oxygen to the atmosphere.

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 intake of carbon dioxide:

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: 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.

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