Question

What is the correct term for organisms that consume other organisms in order to gain matter and nutrients?(1 point)
Responses

heterotrophs
heterotrophs

detritivores
detritivores

autotrophs
autotrophs

decomposers
Answer
Which activity improves soil health?(1 point)
Responses

applying herbicides
applying herbicides

composting
composting

removing animals
removing animals

removing microbes
Answer
What is the major difference between the position of producers and primary consumers in the food chain?(1 point)
Responses

Primary consumers make up the first level of the food chain, while producers make up the last level of the food chain.
Primary consumers make up the first level of the food chain, while producers make up the last level of the food chain.

Primary consumers make up the second level of the food chain, while producers make up the third level of the food chain.
Primary consumers make up the second level of the food chain, while producers make up the third level of the food chain.

Primary consumers make up the second level of the food chain, while producers make up the first level of the food chain.
Primary consumers make up the second level of the food chain, while producers make up the first level of the food chain.

Primary consumers make up the last level of the food chain, while producers make up the first level of the food chain.
Answer
As energy is passed through the food chain, some of the energy is lost as heat. What is the approximate amount of energy that is passed from one trophic level to the next?(1 point)
Responses

15 percent
15 percent

75 percent
75 percent

50 percent
50 percent

10 percent
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct term for organisms that consume other organisms in order to gain matter and nutrients is **heterotrophs**.
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The activity that improves soil health is **composting**.
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The major difference between the position of producers and primary consumers in the food chain is that **primary consumers make up the second level of the food chain, while producers make up the first level of the food chain.**
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The approximate amount of energy that is passed from one trophic level to the next is **10 percent**.