Food Chains and Energy, Drawn
Read a food chain and an energy pyramid instead of being told about them.
8 questions, free, marked as you go with a worked explanation on every one.
What this covers
- ecosystems and interactions
The questions
- A drought wipes out most of the producer level in the chain shown. What happens at the fourth level?
- The arrows in the chain shown all point the same way. What do they represent?
- The energy pyramid shows why food chains are short. What is the reason?
- The pyramid shown starts with 20000 kJ in the producers. Using the ten percent rule, how many kilojoules reach the third level up from the producers?
- Which statements does the chain shown support? Select all that apply.
- A pesticide that does not break down is sprayed on the producer level. Where in the chain shown would the concentration be highest?
- Which level of the pyramid shown always holds the most energy?
- In the pyramid shown, if the first level of consumers holds 900 kJ, roughly how many kilojoules did the producers below them hold?