Vocab
What does a herbivore eat?
Plants
Lion: eats zebra, warthogs, and antelopes
carnivore
Which trophic level stores the most energy?
1
Producers are also called...?
autotrophs
Ms. Weeks' two dogs sometimes eats grass, what type of consumer are they?
omnivores
What does a carnivore eat?
Meat/animals
People: I eat salads, strawberries, chicken, and hamburgers
omnivore
How much energy is transferred to the next trophic level (%)?
10%
Give 3 examples of producers
tree, algae, grass, clover, etc
carnivore
What does an omnivore eat?
Plants and animals
Rabbit: I eat grass, hay, and carrots
herbivore
If energy is lost, where does it go?
Heat or undigested food
Producers need this to store energy
The sun
Ms. Weeks and Ms. Thomas saw a dead squirrel outside, EXPLAIN whether this is abiotic or biotic
biotic- it was once living
What does a decomposer do?
Breaks down dead organism + recycle nutrients
Mushroom: I eat dead leaves, dead crows, and dead mice and help break them down
If the producer has 35,000 kcals, how much energy does the tertiary consumer have?
35 kcals
Through what process do plants make energy?
photosynthesis
One path of energy flow is called a...?
Food chain
Define autotroph and give an example.
Something that makes its own food: algae, cactus, grass, clover, tomato plant
Vultur: I eat cheetah corpses, and hyena corpses
Scavenger
If the primary consumer has 1100 kcals, how many kcals does a secondary consumer have?
110kcals
What happens if the producer dies off in a food chain?
Primary consumer and all other consumers die because they have nothing to eat
Which one (food chain or food web) is more sustainable for an ecosystem? Explain
Food web. If something dies off, most the animals have something else to eat