Vocabulary
One individual in a species
Organism
These organisms produce energy through the use of photosynthesis.
Plants
A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms.
A biome
Two other words for primary producers
Plants, autotrophs
Scavengers eat _____.
Dead animal remains/ matter
The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings. This includes abiotic and biotic factors.
An ecosystem
These organisms are herbivores, therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
Primary
The biome you would be in if you were standing on a bitterly cold, dry plain with only a few, short plants scattered around.
Tundra
Two other words for primary consumers
Energy flows in _____ direction and _____ energy is lost when moving up a trophic level.
1, 10%
A group of individuals of the same species and area
Population
These organisms are typically at the top of the food chain. They are called ____________ consumers.
Tertiary or quaternary
The biome we are in right now!
Temperate deciduous forest
Two other words for secondary consumers
Carnivores, second order heterotrophs
What happens to energy as it passes through the food web
Lost as heat or used for life processes
An organism that breaks down decaying and dead organisms.
Decomposer
This is a way to show how energy in a food web is allocated. Usually there is a large base and a pointed top.
Energy pyramid
The name given to trees that produce cones, in the biome of the same name
Coniferous (forest)
Two other words for tertiary consumer
Top carnivores, third order heterotroph
Where the greatest amount of energy & biomass can be found in an energy pyramid
The base of the pyramid - primary producers
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. Usually written on one line.
Food chain
What is the percentage of energy LOST as it moves from producer to primary consumer to secondary consumer?
90%
Number your board from 1 to 7. List all of the 7 biomes!
Rainforest, desert, grassland, temperate deciduous forest, coniferous forest, tundra, shrubland
The trophic level above tertiary consumers
Quaternary consumers
Where the least amount of energy & biomass can be found in an energy pyramid
The top of the pyramid - tertiary or quaternary consumers