Trophic Levels
This term describes the position an organism occupies in a food chain.
This pyramid shows how energy decreases at each trophic level.
What is an energy pyramid?
This type of pyramid can occur in aquatic ecosystems where producers reproduce quickly.
What is an inverted pyramid?
This term describes the path energy takes from one organism to another
What is a food chain?
Organisms that make their own food using sunlight belong to this trophic level
What are producers?
Only about this percentage of energy is transferred to the next trophic level.
What is 10%?
In an inverted biomass pyramid, this group may have less mass than consumers.
What are producers?
The first organism in a feeding sequence is usually this type.
What is a producer?
These organisms eat producers and are found at the second trophic level.
What are primary consumers?
The largest amount of energy is found at this level of the pyramid.
What is the producer level?
Phytoplankton are often responsible for creating this type of pyramid
What is an inverted pyramid?
This term refers to interconnected food chains.
What is a food web?