Ecological Energy Pyramids Worksheet

An energy pyramid represents energy available at successive trophic levels. Producers form the base, and only a fraction of energy transfers to the next level.

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01 Which organisms form the base of an energy pyramid?
02 Where is the greatest amount of energy available in an energy pyramid?
03 Why is less energy available at higher trophic levels?
04 In a simple food chain, what is a primary consumer most likely to eat?
05 If producers contain 10,000 energy units and about 10% transfers upward, about how much reaches primary consumers?
06 Which level usually has the smallest energy supply?
07 What does the width of a typical energy-pyramid level represent?
08 If a food chain has fewer trophic transfers, what is generally true for energy reaching its final consumer?