5. Marine Biology and Ecology
Marine Food Webs — Quiz
Test your understanding of marine food webs with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Which of the following describes the feeding position an organism occupies in a food web?
Question 2
What is the term for the process where organisms convert inorganic carbon into organic compounds, forming the base of the marine food web?
Question 3
In a marine food web, if a population of seals (a predator of fish) decreases, what is a likely immediate effect on the population of zooplankton (which are eaten by fish)?
Question 4
Which of the following best describes the flow of energy in a marine food web?
Question 5
What is the approximate percentage of energy transferred from one trophic level to the next in a marine food web?