Which of the following characteristics is shared by both primary and secondary consumers?
Uses the Sun's radiant energy to produce food
The first step in any food chain diagram
Eats only plants to gain needed energy
Gains energy by eating other living things
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
An energy pyramid is shown. At which level of the energy pyramid would the most biomass be found?
Top predator
Carnivore
Herbivore
Producers
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A diagram of a marine food chain is provided. Which organism in the food chain transforms energy from the Sun into food?
Large Sharks
Marlin
Shrimp
Phytoplankton
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A diagram is provided. Which portion of the diagram represents the level with the most available energy?
Producers
Herbivores
Carnivores
Top Predator
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A diagram of a pond food chain is provided. Which of the following could possibly increase the total amount of energy the catfish population receives within its food chain?
Increase in the number of beetles
Increase in number of hawks
Decrease in number of plants
Decrease in number of hawks
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A diagram is provided. Which of the following correctly shows one path that energy would flow through this ecosystem?
Grasses -> Termite-> Monkey -> Eagle
Hyena -> Mongoose -> Mouse -> Grasses
Grasses -> Termite -> Grasshopper -> Monkey
Acacia Trees -> Giraffe -> lion -> vulture
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A diagram of a prairie food web is provided. A reduction in deer population will have the effect in the amount of energy this ecosystem is able to provide for which of the following organisms?
Rabbit
Mountain Lion
Mouse
Hawk
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is a single, linear path showing the flow of energy from the Sun to a producer and through different trophic levels of consumers?
Food Chains
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
Trophic Level
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What are overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of energy in an ecosystem?
Food Chain
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is an organism that only eats plants?
Carnivore
Producer
Herbivore
Omnivore
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is an organism that only eats other animals?
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Producer
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
____________ are organisms that get their energy from feeding on producers in a food chain.
Primary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
Tertiary Consumers
All of the above
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
___________ get their energy from eating other animals which have eaten plants.
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Producer
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A _________ is the position an organism occupies on the food web.
producers
consumers
energy pyramid
trophic level
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
_________ is a system comprising all of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.
Food Chain
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
Ecosystem
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
_________ are organisms that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion.