Which of the following captures energy from a non-living source such as the sun?

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Which of the following captures energy from a non-living source such as the sun? (choose one) decomposers, consumers, or producers

TRUE or FALSE: Energy can flow in many directions in an ecosystem.

TRUE or FASLE: In a grazing food web, most primary producers are eaten by primary consumers.

A species that is so important to its community (such as the sea otter) that their removal can dismantle a food web.

All of the organisms plus the nonliving components of a defined area is a/n ____.

Abiotic components of an ecosystem include ___.

The physical place where members of a population typically live is termed a __.

The total of all the resources, both biotic and abiotic, a species exploits for its survival, growth, and reproduction is its __.

When two or more species vie for the same limited resource, _____ occurs.

A relationship between different species in which one species lives in or on another is __.

Which of the following obtain energy and carbon by feeding on producers and one another? (choose one) decomposers, consumers, or producers

A type of symbiosis in which both species benefit is __.

Type of symbiosis where one member of the relationship benefits and has no effect on the other

A type of symbiosis in which one member of the relationship benefits and the other is harmed

Which of the following feed on organic wastes? (choose one) decomposers, consumers, or producers

Organisms that obtain their energy from producers or other consumers are __.

Organisms (predators) that consume consumers (prey) are __.

The major types of ecosystems are termed__.

Where on Earth is solar energy the most intense?

TRUE or FALSE: The different seasons of the year are due to the tilt of the Earth's axis as Earth travels around the sun.

The Earth has an essentially constant tilt of _____ on its axis from its plane of orbit.

TRUE or FALSE: Tropical rain forest soils are usually nutrient-rich and high in organic matter.

The primary cause for loss of biodiversity is __.

What is the term used to state that all members of a species have died?

Any chemical, physical, or biological change in the environment that harms living organisms

A type of air pollution that forms a visible haze in the lower atmosphere is __.

The ozone layer absorbs harmful _____ wavelengths of light.

Increased surface temperature of the Earth caused by heat trapping gases in the atmosphere is __.

What do greenhouse gases block?

TRUE or FASLE: Oxygen is a greenhouse gas.

1. energy is first captured from the sun by producers

2. false: energy can flow in one direction

3. true primary producers are consumed by primary consumers

4. keystone species: A species that is so important to its community (such as the sea otter) that their removal can dismantle a food web.

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