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Nutrition
Transformations
Biochemistry
Energy Flow
Cycling of Matter
100
What is a good source of carbohydrates?
Bread, pasta, tortillas, etc.
100
What form of energy is given off by the sun?
Radiant
100
Physical or chemical change: teeth chewing food.
Physical change
100
Which organisms are at the bottom of an energy pyramid?
Producers
100
Which organisms break down dead organisms?
Decomposers
200
Which macronutrient is found in high amounts in fish and meat?
Protein
200
Which energy transformation happens during photosynthesis?
Radiant to chemical
200
Which element is missing: oxygen, carbon, phosphorous, nitrogen, hydrogen
Sulfur
200
How much energy is passed on as it travels up each level of an energy pyramid?
10%
200
Which word means to rot or decompose?
Decay
300
What do lipids break down into?
Fatty acids
300
Which energy transformation happens when your legs move to pedal a bike?
Mechanical to mechanical
300
Which element does every living thing contain?
Carbon
300
If a plant has 1,500 kcal of energy available, how many kcal will a secondary consumer have in the same energy pyramid?
15 kcal
300
What is one thing that would happen without decomposers?
Answers will vary
400
When your body digests rice, what do those molecules break down into?
Sugars
400
Which energy transformation takes place when a deer eats leaves to have energy for later in the day?
Chemical to chemical
400
Which body system is responsible for breaking down food into smaller parts so that it can be absorbed by the body?
The digestive system
400
Put the following organisms in order from producer to tertiary consumer: hawk, grass, snake, rabbit
Grass, rabbit, snake, hawk
400
Which element is commonly found in fertilizer?
Nitrogen
500
What are the three monomers that macronutrients are made up of?
Fatty acids, amino acids, and sugars
500
Which energy transformation happens when a students uses energy from food in order to play basketball?
Chemical to mechanical
500
Which acid is used in the stomach to help digest food?
Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
500
What form of energy powers any food chain?
Radiant
500
Which energy source is made from dead plant and animal materials?
Biomass