False - Energy actually decreases as it moves up the food chain, with only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level being passed on to the next.
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Larger fish always have more energy available than smaller fish because they are at the top of the food chain.
False - Animals at the top of the food chain actually get less energy from eating other animals than animals who eat plants at the bottom of the food chain.
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If producers disappear, consumers would still have enough food.
False - If producers disappeared, the entire ecosystem would collapse because they are the primary source of energy for all living organisms. Without producers,
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Seaweed and algae are producers because they make their own food.
True
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The main source of energy for the ocean ecosystem is sunlight.
True - Sunlight is the primary energy source for ocean ecosystems, driving photosynthesis in phytoplankton and other photosynthetic organisms in the sunlit zone
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The ocean in Finding Nemo is an example of an ecosystem.
True
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Coral reefs provide shelter and habitat for many organisms.
True
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Coral reefs decrease biodiversity in the ocean.
False- coral reefs help support biodiversity (all kinds of living creatures).
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All energy in an ecosystem comes from animals.
False - ALL energy comes from the sun, then gets turned into sugar by producers through photsynthesis and then eaten by animals (or some carnivorous plants).
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Plankton can be an important part of the ocean food chain.
True - Plankton are tiny organisms that drift in water and are unable to swim against currents. They include both phytoplankton, which are plant-like.
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Nemo depends on other organisms for energy.
True - Clownfish primarily eat zooplankton, phytoplankton, algae, and small invertebrates.
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Dory is a consumer because she eats other organisms.
True - Blue tangs primarily eat algae, using their sharp teeth to scrape it off coral reefs, but they also consume small aquatic creatures like plankton.
