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The organisms in a food chain are listed in order of trophic level from left to right.Based on the food chain, if a hawk acquires 50 calories of energy, how much energy did the grasshopper get from the plant?

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500 calories
B
5,000 calories
C
50,000 calories
D
500,000 calories
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Yellowfin tuna are large fish that are found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world. They typically school under objects such as boats or patches of driftwood for protection from predators. Schooling under these structures also provides yellowfin tuna with easy access to a food source, such as smaller herbivorous fish that may be searching for food around the structures.Which trophic level in an energy pyramid do yellowfin tuna fill?

A
producer
B
primary consumer
C
secondary consumer
D
tertiary consumer
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The diagram shows a basic food chain.Which is the primary consumer?

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A
rabbit
B
grass
C
snake
D
hawk
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Which organisms obtain energy from dead or decaying matter? Select two options. groundhogsdaisiesearthwormsbacteriahumansphytoplankton

A
groundhogs
B
daisies
C
earthworms
D
bacteria
E
humans
F
phytoplankton
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In an ecosystem, a deer consumes grass. What percentage of energy will the deer acquire from the grass?

A
0.1%
B
1%
C
10%
D
100%
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The diagram shows a food web.

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The mouse and grasshopper would be affected.
B
Only the rabbit would be affected.
C
The grasshopper, mouse, and shrew would be affected.
D
The entire food web would be affected.
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Which statement best contrasts food chains and food webs?

A
Food webs show a single path of energy in an ecosystem, and food chains show all the overlapping food chains in that ecosystem.
B
Food chains show a single path of energy in an ecosystem, and food webs show all the overlapping food chains in that ecosystem.
C
Food webs show the path of energy in an ecosystem, and food chains show the path of nutrients in that ecosystem.
D
Food chains show the path of energy in an ecosystem, and food webs show the path of nutrients in that ecosystem.
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Approximately % of the available energy is passed from organisms at one trophic level to organisms at the next trophic level.

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Which represents the amount of potential food available at each trophic level?

A
food chain
B
food web
C
energy pyramid
D
biomass pyramid
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Which of these is a producer?

A
moth
B
mushroom
C
fern
D
cheetah
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Nida draws a diagram with insects, birds, and mice. She shows the mice eating grass; hawks, snakes, and toads eating the insects; and foxes, hawks, and snakes eating the birds and mice. The snakes are also eating the toads. Which best describes the diagram?

A
pyramid
B
food chain
C
food web
D
trophic level
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Which process is used by most producers to turn sunlight into food energy?

A
photosynthesis
B
cellular respiration
C
transpiration
D
evaporation
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In order to support all of the organisms in an ecosystem, which should have the greatest amount of biomass?

A
secondary consumers
B
producers
C
primary consumers
D
decomposers

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