Level 1
Name three decomposers?
Worms,Mushrooms,Mold
What is a food web?
A connecting system of multiple food chains.
How much energy is lost from trophic level to trophic level?
Close to 90% of the energy that was there is lost.
If an animal has 100,000 kcals how much energy is passed on?
Approximately 10,000
Which way does the energy flow in the food chain?
Producer to primary consumer to secondary consumer etc.
How does matter flow through a food web?
When one organism eats another it absorbs all of the matter.
Why is only 10% of the energy passed?
Because the animal is moving a using energy.
What is the first Trophic level?
Plants/Producers
Name three consumers?
Any living creature that's not a fungi or a plant
How does energy flow through an ecosystem?
When a consumer eats other living thing it can absorb some of the energy
If an animal has 10,000 kcals of energy how much is passed on?
Only 1,000
What are consumers called that eat other consumers?
Tertiary consumers
Name three producers?
Tree,Grass,Flower
Where does the energy in a plant come from?
The sun
Which way does energy flow in a food web?
From low to high trophic levels
Why are there usually only four trophic levels?
Because so much energy is lost at each level.