Sun
The source of all energy originates from?
The sun.
What is a food chain?
It shows the feeding relationship between organisms.
What happens to the amount of energy available for the next consumer as the food chain length increases?
Why is the sun important to life one earth?
It provides visible light, energy, and heat.
Who's always the first organism in a food chain?
A producer.
How much energy in the food is used for growth and be transferred to the next consumers?
10% of energy.
What form of light provides earth with the heat?
Infrared light.
Why is a decomposer important to food chains?
Decomposers break down organisms and return nutrients to the soil.
What happens to the population size of organisms in trophic level as you move up the energy pyramid?
It decreases.
What happens to the food chain if there is no sun?
Plants would not survive, and animals would not have nothing to eat.
What role does a producer play in the food chain?
It creates its own food using energy from the sun.
What is a trophic level?
It's the position of an organism in a food chain. It describes what an organism eats and what eats it.
What happens if sun does does not emit visible light?
We would not be able to see anything. Visible light helps us see.
What is the primary source of all energy stored in the food consumed by animals?
The sun.
What must a higher-level consumer do to get the same amount of energy as the primary and secondary consumer?
They must consume 10 times more than a secondary consumer and 100 times more than a primary consumer.