producers consumers and decomposers
Food chains that overlap form a
food web
the main pigment in green plants responsible for trapping sunlight
chlorophyll
Mushrooms feed on dead and decaying material releasing nutrients back into the atmosphere. mushroom is an example of a
decomposer
The feeding level of each organism found in a food chain or web is called
state one condition needed for photosynthesis to occur
chlorophyll/sunlight
process by which plants make their own food
photosynthesis
which organism in the food chain will receive the least energy
phytoplankton>coral>butterfly fish>snapper
snapper
What is the initial source of energy for a food chain?
sun
Gas produced by the process of photosynthesis
oxygen
another name for producers are
autotrophs
which consumer feeds on the secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
true or false: the same amount of energy is transferred along a food chain from one organism to the next
false
liquid used to decolorize leaf
alcohol / ethanol
Consumers that feed directly on producers
primary consumers
The diet of wild monkeys consists of roots, insects, fruits and herbs. Wild monkeys can best be described as being
omnivores
What type of consumer would the lizard be in the food chain below
grass>grasshopper>lizard
secondary consumer
phytoplankton > copepods> flying fish>dolphins>blue marlin
which organism occupies the third trophic level
flying fish
glucose produced in photosynthesis is stored as ______________ in plants
starch