
Energy Pyramid Practice Questions
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- Q1Carefully observe the Energy Pyramid diagram below. How much energy from producers is transferred up to the first-level (primary) consumers?About 9/10 or 90%About 1/10 or 10%About 1/2 or 50%About 100% (all of it)30s
- Q2Carefully observe the Energy Pyramid diagram below. How much energy from first level (primary) consumer goes up to the second level (secondary) consumer when they are eaten?About 1/10 or 10%About 9/10 or 90%About 1/2 or 50%About 100% (all of it)30s
- Q3Carefully observe the Energy Pyramid diagram below. How much energy from second level (secondary) consumer goes up to the third level (tertiary) consumer when they are eaten?About 9/10 or 90%About 1/2 or 50%About 1/10 or 10%About 100% (all of it)30s
- Q4Now the hard question! How much of the producers energy makes it to the third level (tertiary) consumers?0.1%10%1%0%30s
- Q5Carefully observe the Energy Pyramid diagram below. Imagine that the plants at the base of the pyramid contain 50,000 kcal of energy. If the mice ate all the plants, how much energy would the mice receive?5,000 kcal500 kcal50,000 kcal25,000 kcal30s
- Q6Carefully observe the Energy Pyramid diagram below. Imagine that the plants at the base of the pyramid contain 50,000 kcal of energy. If the snakes eat all the mice, how much energy will they receive from the mice?50,000 kcal500 kcal5,000 kcal25,000 kcal30s
- Q7Carefully observe the Energy Pyramid diagram below. Imagine that the plants at the base of the pyramid contain 50,000 kcal of energy. If hawk eats all the snakes, how much energy will it get?5,000 kcal500 kcal50 kcal50,000 kcal30s
- Q8Carefully observe the Energy Pyramid diagram below. Imagine that the plants at the base of the pyramid contain 50,000 kcal of energy. How much energy will the hawk use for its own life functions/lose as heat?45 kcal100 kcal5 kcal55 kcal30s
- Q9Carefully observe the Energy Pyramid diagram below. Imagine that the plants at the base of the pyramid contain 22,000 kcal of energy. If the rabbits eat all the plants, how much energy will the rabbits receive?22,000 kcal22 kcal220 kcal2,200 kcal30s
- Q10Imagine that the plants contain 100,000 kcal of energy. How much energy will the plants use for their own life activity and lose as heat?50,000 kcal10,000 kcal90,000 kcal75,000 kcal30s
