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All trophic levels in a food chain contain the same amount of energy at any given time.
All trophic levels in a food chain contain the same amount of energy at any given time.
False
Producers are classified as the first trophic level in the food chain.
Producers are classified as the first trophic level in the food chain.
True
The flow of energy in a food chain is intermittent and not continuous.
The flow of energy in a food chain is intermittent and not continuous.
False
Carnivores only consume herbivores, and therefore are never primary consumers.
Carnivores only consume herbivores, and therefore are never primary consumers.
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The Ten Percent Law states that all organisms at a given trophic level retain exactly 10% of the energy available to them.
The Ten Percent Law states that all organisms at a given trophic level retain exactly 10% of the energy available to them.
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Herbivores, as primary consumers, can directly use solar energy for metabolism.
Herbivores, as primary consumers, can directly use solar energy for metabolism.
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Decomposers play a critical role by consuming energy from all the trophic levels above them.
Decomposers play a critical role by consuming energy from all the trophic levels above them.
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Solar energy captured by green plants is used entirely for growth and stored as chemical energy.
Solar energy captured by green plants is used entirely for growth and stored as chemical energy.
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Tertiary consumers are larger carnivores that directly consume plants.
Tertiary consumers are larger carnivores that directly consume plants.
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Energy stored at each trophic level is completely transferred without any loss when passed to the next level.
Energy stored at each trophic level is completely transferred without any loss when passed to the next level.
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