Energy Flow
Energy Flow
Term 4 Topics
Classification/ Characteristics
Science Skills
100
Described as a single pathway displaying the flow of energy and nutrients from organism to organism.
Food Chain
100
The ultimate source of energy for all food chains/ webs........
The sun
100
What is the first consumer called in a food chain?
Primary consumer
100
List 3 of the 5 kingdoms
Animal, Plant, Fungi, Monera, Protista
100
This graph is missing?
A title
200
The arrows in food chains/ webs represent.........
The energy/ nutrients being transferred
200
Described as multiple pathways displaying the flow of energy and nutrients from organism to organism.
Food Webs
200
Define Abiotic
Non living factors
200
Vertebrates are animals with ...
Backbones
200
What colour is the safety flame on the bunsen burner?
Orange / yellow
300
These organisms are able to make their own food. (2 answers)
Producers or Autotrophs
300
Is this environment best described as a:
A) Tropical food web
B) Arctic food web
C) Aquatic food web
C
300
Define Biotic
Living factors
300
There are how many taxonomic levels?
8
300
DMIC stands for
Dependent Measure
Independent Change
400
Which organism has the least amount of energy in a food chain?
Tertiary or secondary consumer (apex) has the least
400
Aside from metabolic processes, energy can be lost in the form of.........
Heat
400
List 2 examples of decomposers
Bacteria, fungi, mushrooms
400
Differentiate between herbivores and carnivores
Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat meat
400
What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess on what you think will happen in an experiment
500
Identify the error in this food web
The arrows are not pointing the right way
500
In an energy pyramid, each trophic level has this percentage of the previous level's energy........
10%
500
What does MRS GREN stand for?
Movement
Respiration
Sense
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition
500
What is the apex predator in this food web?
Eagle
500
What type of graph should you use for this data?
A line graph