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Science Energy and Ecosystems

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What is the process by which plants make food? photosynthesis
What is a community or organisms and the environment in which they live? ecosystem
What type of animal eats only producers? herbivores
What is an animal that eats plants or other animals? consumers
What is the transfer of energy between organisms in an ecosystem? food chain
What is an organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals? decomposer
What is a diagram that shows how much food energy is passed to each level in a food chain? energy pyramid
What kind of organism comes last in every food chain? decomposer
Suppose a colony of ants eats a plant. How much of the plant's energy passes to the ants? 10 percent
Which process is NOT part of the nitrogen cycle? Bacteria that live on some plant roots fix nitrogen gas Plants release nitrogen compounds during transpiration Bacteria breaks down animal wastes and dead organisms Lightning produces nitrogen compounds that dissolve in rain plants release nitrogen compounds during transpiration.
Which substance enables a plant to use the sun's energy to make food? chlorophyll
Which is a product of photosynthesis? Carbon dioxide Nitrogen Oxygen Pigment oxygen
Which term is correctly described? Herbivore: second-level consumer Omnivore: producer Carnivore: consumer Deconsumer: first-level consumer carnivore: consumer
Which ordering of these organisms makes a food chain? Grass>snake>locus> owl Owl>snake>grass>locus Snake>locust>grass>owl Grass>locust>snake>owl grass>locust>snake>owl
You found an unhealthy plant in a dark room and put it in a sunny window. What will happen? photosynthesis should start and the plant will make its food
In a grassland ecosystem, how does the energy from the sun get to the lion? sun's energy>grass>zebra>lion
In a grassland ecosystem, what are the producers? the grass produces food from the sun
As you move up the energy pyramid, the number of organism decreases. Why? only 10 percent of the energy is passed to the next level
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