Energy Pyramids
Name 3 producers
fern, grass, morning glory, algae
Abiotic & Biotic?
Has mass and takes up space
Matter
Plants
Carnivore
Name 3 Primary Consumers
Snail, Beetle, Rabbit, Cow, Frog
Series of organisms each dependent on the next as a food source
Food chain
A place where an organism lives
Habitat
Carnivores
meat
Where do producers get their energy from?
Sun
Name 3 Secondary Consumers
Bird, Rabbit, Snake, Hawk
all food chains in a single ecosystem
food web
all the members of one species living in the same area
Population
Omnivores
plants and animals
What percentage of energy do the next organism get from the previous energy?
10%
Name 2 Tertiary Consumers
Snake, Hawk
Organisms that breaks down dead or decomposing animals
Decomposers
All the non-lining and living things living in one area
Ecosystem
Multiple species living in one area
Community
Why does the population of the food chain decrease as they go up?
There is less energy available. Every time energy is transferred it transferred less and less energy.
Name one Quaternary Consumer
Hawk
producer
An organism that cannot make its own food
consumer
a group of organisms that can reproduce naturally with one another and create fertile offspring
species
Which way do the arrows point? Why?
To the organism who is receiving the energy. The way that the energy is traveling.