Food chain/web
Organisms that eat plants and animals are called?
omnivores
What is the percentage of energy that is passed from one trophic level to the next?
10%
_______ levels is the feeding position in a food chain or energy pyramid that an organism occupies based on what it needs.
trophic
The relationship where organisms benefit from each other is called?
mutualism
In our calendar some months have 30 days and some have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?
All of them
Organisms that get energy from the sun and make their own food are called autotrophs. What is another name for autotrophs?
producers
How much energy is used by organisms to do its daily activities?
90%
__________ are consumers that feed on organisms that recently died
scavengers/decomposers
Define commensalism
one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
What kind of shoes does a burglar wear?
Sneakers
What is a consumer?
an organism that gets its energy from consuming another
If the primary producer has 5100 calories, how much energy will the secondary consumer have?
51 calories
After energy is used in organisms, it is lost as _________
heat
Give an example of a parasitic relationship.
Any answer that shows one organism benefiting and one getting harmed
What is at the beginning of eternity, the end of time, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place?
The letter "e".
In a food chain, what do the arrows indicate?
the flow of energy
(where energy goes to next)
Bacteria are in which trophic level?
Decomposers
_______________________ is the process where producers use light energy to make food.
photosynthesis
Two antelope fight for food. This relationship is an example of
competition
Barney is carrying a pillow case full of feathers. Billy is carrying three pillow cases the same size as Barney's, but Billy's load is lighter. How can this be?
Billy's pillow cases are empty.
What is the difference in energy flow between food chains and webs?
Food chains show energy flowing in one direction.
Food webs show energy flowing in many directions
Why are there usually few organisms at the top of an energy pyramid?
Energy loss as you climb the levels. There must be more population of organisms below than above for energy support.
The top level in the trophic pyramid is ____________.
Tertiary consumers
Name 3 symbiotic relationships?
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
You throw away the outside and cook the inside. You eat the outside and then throw away the inside. What is it?
An ear of corn