37.8 - 37.9 Tropic Structure + Food Chains/Webs

Question 1

Trophic means

Answer 1

feeding

Question 2

Trophic Structure

Answer 2

levels of consumption

Question 3

How many levels are in a typical trophic structure

Answer 3

5

Question 4

What are the 5 levels in a trophic structure

Answer 4

1) Producers
2) Primary Consumers
3) Secondary Consumers
4) Tertiary Consumers
5) Quaternary Consumers

Question 5

Which trophic level is closest to the sun

Answer 5

first trophic level

Question 6

Organisms can only be on one trophic level at a time
True or False

Answer 6

False, they can be on multiple

Question 7

How many levels do trophic structures usually go up to

Answer 7

4 or 5

Question 8

Do trophic structures usually have decomposers on them

Answer 8

no

Question 9

Food Chain

Answer 9

a straight line relationship of predator-prey relationships

Question 10

What do the arrows in a food chain show

Answer 10

transfer of energy

Question 11

Food web

Answer 11

interconnected food chains

Question 12

Detritus

Answer 12

dead organic material that is broken down

Question 13

Scavenger

Answer 13

organisms that eat dead organisms

Question 14

Detritivore

Answer 14

organisms that eat dead organisms that are somewhat broken down (decomposed)

Question 15

What is an example of a detritivore

Answer 15

a worm

Question 16

Decomposer

Answer 16

organisms that decompose dead material, such as heterotrophic bacteria/fungi, by releasing digestive enzymes outside of their body

Question 17

I’m eating a cheese pizza. At which trophic level(s) am I feeding?

Answer 17

Primary consumer (flour and tomato sauce) and secondary consumer (cheese, a product from cows, which are primary consumers)