Roles of Energy
Review Set
• Which of the following consumer is a herbivore?
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• A. cat
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• B. horse
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• C. human
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• D. vulture
• Which of the following consumer is a herbivore?
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• A. cat
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• B. horse
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• C. human
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• D. vulture
• A student is identifying food chains in an ecosystem. Which
of the following organisms might be a tertiary consumer?
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• A. Frog
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• B. redwood tree
• C. great white shark
• D. athlete’s foot fungus
• A student is identifying food chains in an ecosystem. Which
of the following organisms might be a tertiary consumer?
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• A. Frog
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• B. redwood tree
• C. great white shark
• D. athlete’s foot fungus
• Two types of global food webs show the feeding
relationships of organisms. What distinguishes
one type of global web from the other?
• A. whether the producers are located on land or
in water
• B. whether or not the food web includes tertiary
consumers
• C. whether the web includes animals that
migrate during the year
• D. whether the ecosystem described by the web
is localized or very broad
• Two types of global food webs show the feeding
relationships of organisms. What distinguishes
one type of global web from the other?
• A. whether the producers are located on land or
in water
• B. whether or not the food web includes tertiary
consumers
• C. whether the web includes animals that
migrate during the year
• D. whether the ecosystem described by the web
is localized or very broad
• All organisms must obtain energy from their
environment. Every organism needs this energy in
order to grow and reproduce. How do producers obtain
energy?
• A. They obtain energy by eating plants, bacteria, and
algae.
• B. They extract chemical energy from decaying organic
matter.
• C. They extract energy from the chemicals in soil, air,
and water.
• D. They capture energy from sunlight and manufacture
their own food.
• All organisms must obtain energy from their
environment. Every organism needs this energy in
order to grow and reproduce. How do producers obtain
energy?
• A. They obtain energy by eating plants, bacteria, and
algae.
• B. They extract chemical energy from decaying organic
matter.
• C. They extract energy from the chemicals in soil, air,
and water.
• D. They capture energy from sunlight and
manufacture their own food.
• Why are decomposers an essential part of a healthy
ecosystem?
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• A. Decomposers are a necessary part of the diet of most
consumers.
• B.Decomposers convert plant material into a form that
primary consumers can use.
• Decomposers make resources available to producers by
breaking down waste materials.
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• Decomposers extract energy from sunlight as they break
down plant materials, adding returning energy to the
system.
• Why are decomposers an essential part of a healthy
ecosystem?
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• A. Decomposers are a necessary part of the diet of most
consumers.
• B.Decomposers convert plant material into a form that
primary consumers can use.
• C. Decomposers make resources available to producers by
breaking down waste materials.
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• D. Decomposers extract energy from sunlight as they break
down plant materials, adding returning energy to the
system.
• Energy transfer
• A. Increases by 10% as the trophic levels move
up the food chain.
• B. Remains constant regardless of moving up
or down on the food chain.
• C. Varies with the ecosystem it is in.
• D. Loses about 10% as the trophic levels move
up the food chain.
• Energy transfer
• A. Increases by 10% as the trophic levels move
up the food chain.
• B. Remains constant regardless of moving up
or down on the food chain.
• C. Varies with the ecosystem it is in.
• D. Loses about 10% as the trophic levels
move up the food chain.
A food web
A. Shows all choices of food that predators can
choose.
B. Shows the feeding relationships among
organisms in an ecosystem.
C. Is the path of energy transfer from producers
to consumers.
D. Shows where all organisms get their
nutrients from.
A food web
A. Shows all choices of food that predators can
choose.
B. Shows the feeding relationships among
organisms in an ecosystem.
C. Is the path of energy transfer from producers
to consumers.
D. Shows where all organisms get their
nutrients from.
A consumer is
A. An organism that eats other organisms.
B. Eats only other animals.
C. Eats other plants
D. Eats both plants and animals
A consumer is
A. An organism that eats other organisms.
B. Eats only other animals.
C. Eats other plants
D. Eats both plants and animals
• During the 1930s, a large region of the Great Plains experienced a drought
that turned grasslands into dust. How did this change most likely affect
populations of insects living among the grasslands?
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A. They adapted to eat dust instead of grass.
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B. They decreased because the resources they needed were not
available.
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C. They increased because other populations were eliminated from the
environment.
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• D.They were not affected because the size of a population cannot change
over time.
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During the 1930s, a large region of the Great Plains experienced a drought that
turned grasslands into dust. How did this change most likely affect populations of
insects living among the grasslands?
A. They adapted to eat dust instead of grass.
B. They decreased because the resources they needed were not available.
C. They increased because other populations were eliminated from the
environment.
D.They were not affected because the size of a population cannot change over
time.
A producer
A. Is also called a omnivore
B. Eats meat and plants
C. Is becoming extinct in most ecosystems
D. Uses energy to make food.
A producer
A. Is also called a omnivore
B. Eats meat and plants
C. Is becoming extinct in most ecosystems
D. Uses energy to make food
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Some consumers, such as many flying insects, need large amounts of energy to
grow and move from one place to another. How do consumers get energy to
function?
A. Consumers obtain all of their energy by eating other organisms.
B. Consumers obtain some energy from other organisms and some from sunlight.
C. Consumers obtain most of their energy by absorbing it from their
environments.
D. Consumers convert light energy from the sun into chemical energy stored in
food.
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Some consumers, such as many flying insects, need large amounts of energy to
grow and move from one place to another. How do consumers get energy to
function?
A. Consumers obtain all of their energy by eating other organisms.
B. Consumers obtain some energy from other organisms and some from sunlight.
C. Consumers obtain most of their energy by absorbing it from their
environments.
D. Consumers convert light energy from the sun into chemical energy stored in
food.
• Carnivores and herbivores are both consumers. Which statement
best describes how they differ from one another?
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A. Carnivores produce all the energy they need.
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B. Carnivores eat only animals whereas herbivores eat only
plants.
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C. Carnivores eat living organisms whereas herbivores eat
organisms that have died.
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D. Carnivores obtain energy by eating food whereas herbivores
obtain energy from the sum.
• Carnivores and herbivores are both consumers. Which statement
best describes how they differ from one another?
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A. Carnivores produce all the energy they need.
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B. Carnivores eat only animals whereas herbivores eat only
plants.
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C. Carnivores eat living organisms whereas herbivores eat
organisms that have died.
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D. Carnivores obtain energy by eating food whereas herbivores
obtain energy from the sum.
The only trophic level above a tertiary consumer
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A. Primary consumer
B. Quaternary consumer
C. Primary producer
D. Secondary consumer
The only trophic level above a tertiary consumer
is
A. Primary consumer
B. Quaternary consumer
C. Primary producer
D. Secondary consumer
As nutritional energy passes through the food
chain, energy
A. Is lost
B. Is gained
C. Remains constant
D. Increases then decreases
As nutritional energy passes through the food
chain, energy
A. Is lost
B. Is gained
C. Remains constant
D. Increases then decreases
• A plant is
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• A. an autotroph
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• C. a primary producer
B. a heterotroph
D. A & C
• A plant is
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• A. an autotroph
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• C. a primary producer
B. a heterotroph
D. A & C
The lower the trophic level
A. The fewer the organisms
B. Numbers of organisms will remain the same
C. The more the organisms
D. The harder it is for survival
The lower the trophic level
A. The fewer the organisms
B. Numbers of organisms will remain the same
C. The more the organisms
D. The harder it is for survival
• Tertiary consumers eat
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• A. primary producers
consumers
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• C. secondary consumers
B. primary
D. quaternary
consumers
• Tertiary consumers eat
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• A. primary producers
consumers
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• C. secondary consumers
B. primary
D. Quaternary
consumers
• A cow is
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• A. a primary consumer
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C. an herbivore
B. a heterotroph
D. all of the above
• A cow is
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• A. a primary consumer B. a heterotroph
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C. an herbivore
D. all of the above
• Autotrophs
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• A. make their own food
base of the food chain
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• C. are primary producers
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B. are the
D. all of the
• Autotrophs
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• A. make their own food B. are the base of
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the food chain
• C. are primary producers
D. all of the
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• Grizzly bears are classified in the order
Carnivora. Their diet consists of roots, tubers,
berries, nuts, fungus, insects, rodents, and
fish. What ecological role best describes
grizzly bears?
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• A. carnivores
B. omnivores
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• C. herbivores
D. producers
• Grizzly bears are classified in the order
Carnivora. Their diet consists of roots, tubers,
berries, nuts, fungus, insects, rodents, and
fish. What ecological role best describes
grizzly bears?
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• A. carnivores
B. omnivores
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• C. herbivores
D. producers
What is the primary source of energy for most
ecosystems?
A. Water
B. Organisms beneath those on the trophic level
C. Sun
D. Air
What is the primary source of energy for most
ecosystems?
A. Water
B. Organisms beneath those on the trophic level
C. Sun
D. Air
• After a mild winter and plenty of food, a deer
population grew rapidly. What most likely
happened to the wolf population in that same
ecosystem?
• A. It was unaffected.
B. It grew.
• C. It shrunk.
D It went extinct
• After a mild winter and plenty of food, a deer
population grew rapidly. What most likely
happened to the wolf population in that same
ecosystem?
• A. It was unaffected.
B. It grew.
• C. It shrunk.
D It went extinct
• A top predator
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• A. has no natural enemies B. is a meat eater
• C. is a heterotroph
D. all of the above
• A top predator
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• A. has no natural enemies B. is a meat eater
• C. is a heterotroph
D. all of the above
If a person eats a salmon (that ate smaller fish
that ate algae), the person is acting as
A. A primary producer
B. A primary consumer
C. A secondary consumer
D. A tertiary consumer
If a person eats a salmon (that ate smaller fish
that ate algae), the person is acting as
A. A primary producer
B. A primary consumer
C. A secondary consumer
D. A tertiary consumer