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Energy Transformation Answers

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The energy in fossil fuels is derived from the energy stored in plant and animal matter.

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Most energy enters ecosystems in the form of sunlight.

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Which of the following best describes the solar radiation absorbed by and radiated from earth?

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Most incoming solar energy is absorbed by the atmosphere.
B
Only a small fraction of energy radiating from Earth is from the atmosphere.
C
The Earth’s surface is responsible for a small fraction of heat radiation to space.
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Earth’s surface absorbs little of the energy that strikes as solar radiation.
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Primary productivity is not limited by _______.

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the availability of sunlight
B
time
C
the availability of nutrients
D
access to water
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Which of the following is not true concerning the flow of energy through an ecosystem?

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Most solar energy is used in photosynthesis.
B
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are performed by plants.
C
Not all solar energy is used for photosynthesis.
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Most of the energy from photosynthesis flows out as heat.
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Which of the following is a product of respiration resulting from the breaking of carbon-carbon bonds?

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glucose
B
oxygen
C
carbon dioxide
D
all of the above
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How is energy associated with food stored?

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potential energy in chemical form
B
kinetic energy in chemical form
C
potential energy in mechanical form
D
kinetic energy in mechanical form
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Which individual would be the safest from a lightening strike?

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a person standing 8 miles away
B
a person on a bike 8 miles away
C
a person in a tent 8 miles away
D
a person in a house 8 miles away
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Which of the following best describes the fate of energy in ecosystems?

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It will ultimately be recycled back into the ecosystem.
B
It flows from secondary consumers to primary consumers.
C
It enters most ecosystems in the form of sunlight.
D
It flows through and is used by ecosystems.
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Heterotrophs convert solar energy into chemical energy.

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The energy value listed for foods refers to the _______.

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total amount of chemical energy in the food
B
amount of energy available as fuel for the body
C
total nutritional value of the food
D
amount of carbohydrates
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Which of the following is true about the efficiency of energy transfer in an ecosystem?

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The more energy the organism requires, the more efficient the energy transfer.
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All energy transfers have the same efficiencies.
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The less energy the organism requires, the more efficient the energy transfer.
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The most efficient energy transfers are in large, warm-blooded animals.
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Energy must be transformed in ecosystems because _______.

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energy cannot be created or destroyed
B
an organism’s energy must go somewhere
C
an organism’s energy must come from somewhere
D
all of the above
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Every time energy is transferred between organisms in a food web, some of the energy is lost as heat.

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The energy used for metabolic processes reduces the efficiency of secondary productivity.

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Energy in most ecosystems must flow through autotrophs because ______.

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only autotrophs can convert solar energy into chemical energy
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autotrophs are simpler organisms than heterotrophs
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heterotrophs only generate a small fraction of their energy from photosynthesis.
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all of the above

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