Energy Flow
All energy on Earth comes from?
the Sun
Herbivore
Eats only vegetation
An example of a consumer
Animals, most bacteria, fungi
Is photosynthesis endothermic or exothermic?
Endothermic
Levels of nourishment in a food chain
Trophic levels
What are the two ways of getting energy?
Producers and Consumers
Carnivores
Producers are also called?
Autotrophs
What are the reactants in photosynthesis
carbon dioxide, water
Name the trophic levels
Producers
Primary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
Tertiary Consumers
A producer is also called what? A consumer is also called what?
Autotroph
Heterotroph
Omnivore
Eats meat and vegetation
Producers capture energy during?
Photosynthesis
Consumers get their energy how?
Detritivores
Eats dead materials
Examples of a producer
Plants, some bacteria, algae
Producers get their energy through?
Photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
When a consumer eats another organisms, they breakdown the macromolecules inside of them to release ______ in a process called ___________.
ATP
cellular respiration
Represent multiple pathways by which energy & matter flow through an ecosystem