Energy Flow and Photosynthesis Process

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What is the ultimate source of energy for nearly all living things?

Wind

Sunlight (correct)

Geothermal heat

Water

What is the process in which light energy is trapped by plants and converted into chemical energy?

Oxidative phosphorylation

Photosynthesis (correct)

Cellular respiration

Fermentation

What do you call an organism that gets its energy from feeding on other organisms?

Herbivore

Consumer (correct)

Producer

Decomposer

What shows the transfer of energy from one organism to the next, beginning with a producer?

Food web Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a tertiary consumer in a food chain?

It feeds on secondary consumers Signup and view all the answers

Why is a pyramid of biomass considered a better representation of the flow of energy in a food chain?

It provides a more accurate indication of how much energy is passed on at each trophic level Signup and view all the answers

What effect does over-harvesting have on a species?

It causes the reduction in numbers of a species to the point of endangerment or extinction Signup and view all the answers

What is the position of an organism in a food chain, food web, or pyramid of numbers or biomass called?

Trophic level Signup and view all the answers

How does energy transfer change as it moves up trophic levels?

Energy is lost as metabolic heat when organisms are consumed by organisms from higher levels Signup and view all the answers

What is a food web?

A network of interconnected food chains showing energy flow through part of an ecosystem Signup and view all the answers

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What is the ultimate source of energy for nearly all living things?

What is the process in which light energy is trapped by plants and converted into chemical energy?

What do you call an organism that gets its energy from feeding on other organisms?

What shows the transfer of energy from one organism to the next, beginning with a producer?

What is the role of a tertiary consumer in a food chain?

Why is a pyramid of biomass considered a better representation of the flow of energy in a food chain?

What effect does over-harvesting have on a species?

What is the position of an organism in a food chain, food web, or pyramid of numbers or biomass called?

How does energy transfer change as it moves up trophic levels?

What is a food web?

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