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What occurs when consumers have more than one food source?
What occurs when consumers have more than one food source?
- Branching off of food chains occurs (correct)
- Linear food chains are formed
- Energy flow is reversed
- Food chains become shorter
What do food webs represent?
What do food webs represent?
- The transfer of nutrients only from one trophic level to another
- The transfer of energy only from producers to primary consumers
- The transfer of energy and nutrients among organisms in an ecosystem (correct)
- The transfer of energy only from the sun to plants
What is a characteristic of multilevel consumers or omnivores?
What is a characteristic of multilevel consumers or omnivores?
- They are always producers
- They can occupy more than one trophic level (correct)
- They only consume plants
- They occupy only one trophic level
What percentage of total light falling on green plants is utilized for photosynthesis?
What percentage of total light falling on green plants is utilized for photosynthesis?
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What is the term for the transfer of energy from one trophic level to another trophic level?
What is the term for the transfer of energy from one trophic level to another trophic level?
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What is the primary source of energy for an ecosystem?
What is the primary source of energy for an ecosystem?
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What is the role of photosynthesis in an ecosystem?
What is the role of photosynthesis in an ecosystem?
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What is formed when many food chains are interconnected?
What is formed when many food chains are interconnected?
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At which trophic level do humans occupy when they consume food derived from plants?
At which trophic level do humans occupy when they consume food derived from plants?
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What is the term for the movement of nutrients through an ecosystem?
What is the term for the movement of nutrients through an ecosystem?
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