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According to the diagram above, an area of the ocean has ___ producers. These producers are surface dwelling ___ that make their own food through ___. How can 5000 ___ only support half a tuna? Energy gets used up at each level and only ___ is able to move to the next level as it is used to maintain life or given off as heat waste.
word bank: autotrophs, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, 50%, 10%, butterscotch, consumers, producers, 500
the energy pyramid goes tuna 0.5, mackerel 5, herring 50, primary consumers 500, and producers 5000.
According to the diagram above, an area of the ocean has 5000 autotrophs. These producers are surface dwelling organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis. How can 5000 butterscotch only support half a tuna? Energy gets used up at each level and only 10% is able to move to the next level as it is used to maintain life or given off as heat waste. So, the ocean is like a snobby restaurant, where the butterscotch producers are working hard to create a delicious meal, but by the time it reaches the tuna, it's only enough to satisfy half its hunger. Guess the ocean needs a better chef!
According to the given information, the missing words can be filled in as follows:
According to the diagram above, an area of the ocean has 5000 producers. These producers are surface dwelling autotrophs that make their own food through photosynthesis. How can 5000 producers only support half a tuna? Energy gets used up at each level, and only 10% is able to move to the next level as it is used to maintain life or given off as heat waste.
According to the energy pyramid mentioned, the question asks about the number of producers in a specific area of the ocean, as well as the relationship between the producers and the tuna.
To find the number of producers in the specified area, we can turn to the energy pyramid provided, which indicates that there are 5000 producers. This can be identified by looking at the bottom level of the pyramid, which represents the producers.
The next part of the question asks for an explanation of these producers. The diagram tells us that they are "surface dwelling" and "make their own food through [photosynthesis]." Therefore, the missing words are "surface dwelling producers" and "photosynthesis."
Moving on, the question raises an interesting point about the tuna. It mentions that despite having 5000 producers, only half a tuna can be supported. This is due to the fact that energy is lost and transferred as we move up the energy pyramid. The energy available to the next level decreases by approximately 90%. Therefore, only 10% of the energy from the producers can be utilized by the primary consumers, and even less is available to the tuna. Hence, the answer to this question is "10%".
In summary, completing the given passage will result in the following:
According to the diagram above, an area of the ocean has 5000 producers. These producers are surface dwelling autotrophs that make their own food through photosynthesis. How can 5000 producers only support half a tuna? Energy gets used up at each level, and only 10% is able to move to the next level as it is used to maintain life or given off as heat waste.