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Which organism is a carnivore?

A
giraffe
B
elephant
C
lion
D
bear
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Which statements describe the energy in a food web? Select three options. When an organism eats another organism, it loses energy. Producers have the greatest amount of available energy. Energy can follow many different paths. When an organism eats another organism, it gains energy. Producers have the least amount of available energy. Energy always follows a single path.

A
When an organism eats another organism, it loses energy.
B
Producers have the greatest amount of available energy.
C
Energy can follow many different paths.
D
When an organism eats another organism, it gains energy.
E
Producers have the least amount of available energy.
F
Energy always follows a single path.
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In a rainforest food chain, caterpillars and butterflies eat orchid plants. Toucans eat the caterpillars and butterflies. Leopards eat the toucans.Which statement describes the energy in this food chain?

A
The leopards gain energy directly from the butterflies.
B
The orchids have the least amount of available energy.
C
The caterpillars gain energy directly from the orchids.
D
The toucans have more available energy than the butterflies.
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Study the diagram of a desert food chain.

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A
The number of snakes would increase.
B
The number of cactus plants would increase.
C
The number of foxes would be unaffected.
D
The number of cactus plants would be unaffected.
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A meadow food chain is shown.

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A
primary consumer
B
secondary consumer
C
producer
D
decomposer
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Rosa has a vegetable garden. She places earthworms, which are decomposers, in the garden soil.What is Rosa most likely trying to do?

A
prevent insects from eating the plants
B
create usable food energy for the plants
C
enrich the soil with nutrients
D
kill the bacteria in the soil
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An ocean food web is shown.

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A
sea urchin
B
sea otter
C
kelp
D
elephant seal
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Sayid drew an energy pyramid.

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A
a trophic level
B
a food chain
C
a type of producer
D
a different ecosystem
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Which statement explains the most realistic way to model energy flow in an ecosystem?

A
A food chain is most realistic because many organisms eat one type of food, and energy moves through a single pathway.
B
A food chain is most realistic because many organisms eat a variety of foods, and energy moves through different pathways.
C
A food web is most realistic because many organisms eat one type of food, and energy moves through a single pathway.
D
A food web is most realistic because many organisms eat a variety of foods, and energy moves through different pathways.
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carnivoreherbivoreconsumerdecomposer

A
carnivore
B
herbivore
C
consumer
D
decomposer

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