1. Which of the following describes the amount of organic material that is available for transfer to the next trophic level after subtracting material used for respiration?
-Gross Primary productivity
-Biomass
-Net Primary productivity
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-Primary productivity

2. Suppose a plant is eaten by a mouse, the mouse is consumed by a snake, and the snake is in turn consumed by a hawk. What could be assumed about the level of available organic matter in the mouse versus the plant?
-There will be less organic matter available.
-There will be more organic matter available.
-Organic matter does not transfer between the plant and the mouse.
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-They both have the same amount of organic matter.

3. How does biomass change from lower to higher trophic levels?
-It fluctuates.
-It increases.
-It decreases.
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-It stays the same.

4. The incomplete burning of _____ in gasoline is known to create black carbon and contribute to global warming.
-ethanol
-methane
-carbon
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-carbon dioxide

5. Why are there less secondary consumers in an ecosystem than producers?
-Around 90% of energy from one trophic level to the next is available.
-There is less land to use for habitat after the producers grow.
-More tertiary consumers will eat secondary consumers over producers.
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-There isn’t enough energy available to support more secondary consumers.