Food Web
Primary Consumer
Where does a food chain start?
The sun
Define Herbivore
An organism that eats only producers (plants)
Autotrophs are also called what?
producers
Name two omnivores
Raccoons, bears, humans, pigs, foxes, emu, sloth
On an energy pyramid how much energy is transferred from one level to the next?
about 10%
What type of consumer comes after a secondary consumer?
Tertiary consumer
Define Carnivore
an organism that eats other animals (meat eaters)
producers are called producers because.......
Who makes their own food?
Producers
arrows on a good web or chain point in the direction of........
the organism receiving the energy
What type of consumer comes after a primary consumer?
Secondary consumer
Define Ominvore
An organism that eats both plants and animals
Give two examples of producers
plants and algae
Where do consumers get their energy?
plants or other consumers
Breaks down dead organisms and put the nutrients back into the soil.
Name the process where producers produce their own food.
Photosynthesis
define a decomposer
they break down dead or decaying consumers and producers and recycle the nutrients back into the soil
where do plants get their energy?
The sun
What is Bree's favourite colour?
Green
one path of energy flow
Food chain
much of the energy an organism has lost to this
Heat
What is the name of the next consumer that comes after Tertiary?
Quaternary consumer
Name the 5 non-living forms of matter needed to create energy
sun, soil, water, oxygen and carbon dioxide
An organisms position in the food chain
Trophic Level