Energy
Where does all energy comes from
The sun
What is the four types of consumers
herbivores
omnivores
carnivores
detrivores
What does a food chain trace
single flow of energy
What are the level names of a trophic pyramid
producer
consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
What is a numbers pyramid
represents number of organisms at each trophic level
What process do autotrophs make energy from
Photosynthesis
what is an omnivore
eats plants and animals
What is the rule of ten
With each increasing level, the next consumer only gets 10% of the energy available previously
What is energy used for in organisms
metabolism
How does the organisms change based on heights of pyramid
less organisms
What is another name for consumers
what is a herbivore
eats only plants
What is a food web
shows flow of energy thru many food chains in one
What else can this energy be converted to?
heat
What is a biomass pyramid
represents the mass of organic matter at each level
What is the Photosynthesis Formula
6C02+6H20->C6H12O6+6O2
what is a carnivore
eats only meat
Energy gets _____ as it goes up the pyramid
Energy gets smaller
What does a food web show
How food chains interconnect
What is a tertiary consumer
What is chemosynthesis
chemical source of energy like sulfur and methane
what is a detrivore
a decomposer
what is a trophic pyramid
shows how wenergy flows thru an ecosystem
What happens to the other 90% of energy lost in thr rule of 10
used or turned into heat
What is the process of breaking down molecules into ATP called
Cellular Respiration