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Which of the following best describes energy flow in an ecosystem?
Which of the following best describes energy flow in an ecosystem?
- The transfer of energy between trophic levels
- The flow of water within an ecosystem
- The transfer of energy between producers and consumers
- The flow of energy through living things within an ecosystem (correct)
What is a trophic level?
What is a trophic level?
- The transformation of energy from one form to another
- The flow of energy from consumers to producers
- A level within a food chain (correct)
- The transfer of energy from the sun to producers
Why are trophic pyramids used to organize food chains?
Why are trophic pyramids used to organize food chains?
- To illustrate the transformation of energy
- To represent the flow of energy in multiple directions
- To demonstrate the diversity of species within an ecosystem
- To show the quantity of organisms at each trophic level (correct)
What do the arrows in a food chain represent?
What do the arrows in a food chain represent?
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How are trophic dynamics related to thermodynamics?
How are trophic dynamics related to thermodynamics?
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