Food Webs and Energy Flow

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Name ONE producer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

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Name ONE carnivore from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

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Name ONE herbivore from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

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Based on the food web above, what does the rabbit eat?

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Based on the food web above, what eats the tarantula?

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What is the job of the bacteria? (name of the job)

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What do the kangaroo rat, rabbit, and grasshopper compete for?

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What do the hawk and rattlesnake compete for? (ALL lowercase, use the word "and" to separate all the answers)

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What does the lizard depend on?

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What does the kangaroo rat depend on?

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In the food web above, which organisms are consumers

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Identify at least one four step food chain from the FOOD WEB above.

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If a snake eats a mouse that eats grass, the snake is a(n)

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The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n)

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A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web is called a(n)

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An organism that can make its own food is called a

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Vultures, which feed on the bodies of dead organisms, are

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The first organism in a food chain is always a(n)

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Which of the following organisms on the food web shown above is a primary consumer?

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Rabbits survive on grass and other plants. What does this tell you about rabbits?

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Through what process do plants create their own energy-rich molecules (sugars)?

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Why do food webs always start with producers?

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In what way does plant nutrition differ from human nutrition? Choose the best answer.

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As you move up the energy pyramid, the amount of energy available will

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Food webs are more realistic models than food chains because

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In most food chains, all of the energy originally comes from

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Choose the 1 choice that correctly matches a vocabulary word with its definition

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If the population of trees were destroyed due to deforestation (removal of forest by humans) what is the most likely outcome of this food chain? Use the image above to help.

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In a marine food chain, small fish eat plankton, big fish eat small fish, and sharks eat big fish. Which organism has the smallest population?

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Photosynthetic organisms are called autotrophs. True or false?

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How do decomposers help plants and other organisms in a food chain?

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What trophic level has heterotrophs

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Matter can enter an ecosystem at any level and can leave at any level.

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How do animals add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

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On average, how much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?

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Look at the food chain above. Which organism should go in the first box (top left)?

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Name ONE producer from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Name ONE carnivore from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Name ONE herbivore from the above food web. (Spelling counts!)

Based on the food web above, what does the rabbit eat?

Based on the food web above, what eats the tarantula?

What is the job of the bacteria? (name of the job)

What do the kangaroo rat, rabbit, and grasshopper compete for?

What do the hawk and rattlesnake compete for? (ALL lowercase, use the word "and" to separate all the answers)

What does the lizard depend on?

What does the kangaroo rat depend on?

In the food web above, which organisms are consumers

Identify at least one four step food chain from the FOOD WEB above.

If a snake eats a mouse that eats grass, the snake is a(n)

The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n)

A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web is called a(n)

An organism that can make its own food is called a

Vultures, which feed on the bodies of dead organisms, are

The first organism in a food chain is always a(n)

Which of the following organisms on the food web shown above is a primary consumer?

Rabbits survive on grass and other plants. What does this tell you about rabbits?

Through what process do plants create their own energy-rich molecules (sugars)?

Why do food webs always start with producers?

In what way does plant nutrition differ from human nutrition? Choose the best answer.

As you move up the energy pyramid, the amount of energy available will

Food webs are more realistic models than food chains because

In most food chains, all of the energy originally comes from

Choose the 1 choice that correctly matches a vocabulary word with its definition

If the population of trees were destroyed due to deforestation (removal of forest by humans) what is the most likely outcome of this food chain? Use the image above to help.

In a marine food chain, small fish eat plankton, big fish eat small fish, and sharks eat big fish. Which organism has the smallest population?

Photosynthetic organisms are called autotrophs. True or false?

How do decomposers help plants and other organisms in a food chain?

What trophic level has heterotrophs

Matter can enter an ecosystem at any level and can leave at any level.

How do animals add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

On average, how much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?

Look at the food chain above. Which organism should go in the first box (top left)?

Look at the food chain above. Which organism should go in the box at the bottom?