Energy Flow
Who, What, Where, When & Why
Misc.
Ecosystems & More
Consumers
100
Where does the energy come from that begins the food Web?
Sun
100
A limited representation of something that can help us understand its structure and how it works:
Model
100
When a producer is eaten, how much of it's energy does it pass on to the organism who eats it?
10%
100
Daily Double: Label all of the primary consumers in this food Web.
Grasshopper, mouse, rabbit.
100
Label as many of the carnivores you can in 10 seconds. Worth 100 Points each.
Lion, Jackal, Wild Cat, Kite, Owl, Snake
200
Which organisms get 100% energy?
Producers
200
A single, self contained, living thing.
Organism
200
Producers make their own food through a process called ___________.
Photosynthesis
200
What do we call the interactions of all living and nonliving things in an area.
Ecosystem
200
An organism that eats only plants is called:
Herbivore
300
A mark or depression made by pressure over time.
Imprint
300
What do we call an interconnected set of food chains that show the transfer of energy through an ecosystem.
Food Web
300
Where does the energy come from that starts photosynthesis?
Sun
300
All of the interacting members of a species in a single area are called:
Population
300
Label all omnivores:
Birds.
400
When the primary consumer is eaten by another animal, how much energy does that organism receive?
1%
400
Circle all of the tertiary consumers.
400
Daily Double. Label the parts of Photosynthesis
Top to bottom:
Sunlight
Oxygen
CO2
Glucose
Water
400
Daily Double:
List all nonliving things in this ecosystem.
Air, Sunlight, Soil/Rock, Water
400
An organism that eats only animals is called a ________.
Carnivore
500
Daily Double: When a tertiary consumer is eaten, how much energy gets passed on to the animal who ate it?
.01%
500
A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant that lived in the past.
Fossil
500
The bee eats pollen and nectar from flowers. The bee then lands on another flower and pollinates that flower to help it reproduce. What kind of relationship do these two organisms have?
Symbiotic
500
Label all of the tertiary consumers.
Snake, Owl & Hawk
500
An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants or animals without the need for internal digestion.
Decomposer
600
A bird eats a seed. The bird is then eaten by a snake. The snake is then eaten by a hawk. Then a tiger eats that hawk. Which organism is the secondary consumer?
The snake.
600
A long term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where both benefit.
Symbiotic Relationship
600
When an ecosystem goes beyond its carrying capacity, it is called:
Overpopulation
600
All of these organisms interacting together is called:
Community
600
Daily Double: When an organism eats a secondary consumer, how much energy does it get?
.1% energy