Vocabulary
Food Webs
Systems and Energy Pt. 1
Systems and Energy Pt. 2
Black History Month Trivia
100
An animal that eats another animal to gain energy
What is a consumer?
100
An organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms.
What are decomposers?
100
This level shows a specific amount of energy in a food chain.
What is a trophic level?
100
This is a way to show how energy in a food web changes. Usually there is a large base and a pointed top.
What is an energy pyramid?
100
The first african american female astronaut to go to space?
Who is Mae Jemison?
200
Non-living parts of an ecosystem; Rocks, soil, water, air
What are abiotic factors?
200
These organisms are herbivores & eat plants, therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
What is primary?
200
The number of organisms ________ as you move up trophic levels.
What is decreases?
200
In an energy pyramid, the trophic level that has the most amount of energy?
What is the 1st trophic level or the producers?
200
The famous african american inventor that created the super soaker
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
300
The living parts in a given area such as the variety of plants and animals
What are biotic factors?
300
In a food web, this source of energy is essential for life
What is sunlight?
300
Energy decreases as you move up the food chain because of _______
What is heat loss?
300
A system that can exchange matter and energy freely with its surroundings.
What is an open system?
300
The first female self-made millionaire in America. She also made hair and beauty products
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
400
The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings. This includes abiotic and biotic factors.
What is an ecosystem?
400
These organisms get their energy from the sun; they are able to conduct photosynthesis
What are producers?
400
This shows how energy moves from organism to organism.
What is an arrow?
400
A system that can only exchange energy with its surroundings.
What is a closed system?
400
Her cells were the first immortal human cells grown in a lab. The cells have been used in various ways such as cloning.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
500
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. Usually written on one line.
What is a food chain?
500
These organisms are typically at the top of the food chain. They are called ____________ consumers.
What is tertiary?
500
The amount of energy a tertiary consumer gets from the food chain.
What is 0.1%?
500
What is the percentage of energy LOST as it moves from producer to primary consumer?
What is 90%?
500
Famous astrophysicist and cosmologist. One of the people who rejected Pluto as a planet.
Who is Neil DeGrasse Tyson?
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