Web
This type of consumer has no natural predator
Apex predator.
What is the name of the trophic level of consumers that are herbivores?
Primary Consumers
How much energy is transferred up each level of a food chain (or energy pyramid)?
10%
What is the name of the trophic level of the consumers that are large carnivores?
teritary consumer/apex predator
List 3 abiotic factors in an ecosystem
Water, Climate, Sunlight, Air...
What is the name of the trophic level of the consumers that are omnivores or small carnivores?
Secondary Consumers
In a food web, what do arrows represent?
The flow of energy from one organism to another
In most food chains, all of the energy originally comes from
The SUN
Through what process do autotrophs (producers) make their own food?
photosynthesis
An organism that can make its own food is know as a...
Producer
What level of the pyramid contains the least energy?
apex/tertiary consumer
What is biotic factor
A living factor in the ecosytem
What is the primary role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
To break down dead organic matter into simpler substances
What is abiotic factor?
A non-living factor.
What level of the pyramid contains the MOST energy?
The producers/plants