Vocabulary
Food Webs/Food Chains
Photosynthesis
Energy Pyramids
100

The trophic level that gets energy from the sun through photosynthesis...

Producers

100

How many producers are in a food chain?

1

100

What is missing in the equation of photosynthesis?

CO+ H2O ---> ________ + O2

Glucose

100
What is the first level of an energy pyramid?

Producers

200

The trophic level that gets energy from the producers, and are herbavores.

Primary consumer

200

A food chain/web shows the flow of ____________ through an ecosystem.

energy

200

What 3 things go into photosynthesis?

water, carbon dioxide, sunlight

200

Typically (that we have learned about), how many trophic levels of consumers are there?

3

300

The trophic level that gets energy from the secondary consumers and are typically carnivores

Tertiary consumer

300

True or False: There can be multiple producers in a food web.

True

300

What kind of energy goes into photosynthesis?

light/solar/radiant

300

What is the trend of energy amount as it goes up the pyramid? (how much energy is available at the bottom compared to the top)

decreases (more at the bottom, less at the top)
400

The trophic level that gets energy from the primary consumers, and are typically omnivores.

Secondary consumer

400

What are the trophic levels of a food web/chain?

producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, *decomposer

400

What kind of energy does photosynthesis create?

chemical

400

The ________ ________ shows how much energy is passed to each trophic level and how much is lost as heat.

10% Rule

500

The trophic level that breaks down decaying matter to return it to the soil for producers to use to make energy.

decomposer

500

*show food web

How many Primary consumers are in this food web?

six

500

In what plant cell organelle does photosynthesis happen?

chloroplast

500
In an energy pyramid, which direction does the energy flow?

up, towards the top

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