Macromolecules
What four elements make up macromolecules?
C,H,O,N
True or False:
All animals are consumers
True!
What is a food chain?
a path by which energy flows from one living thing to another
An organism that breaks down the (dead) remains of plants and animals.
Decomposer
The process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce their own food.
Photosynthesis
This macromolecule is the only macromolecule with nitrogen in it.
Protein
How do animals get their energy?
By eating plants or other animals
Give an example of a food chain.
example:
grass>zebra>lion>vulture
Trophic Level
Describes what the organism eats
Feeding niche
The macromolecule that has the most energy available.
Lipids
Name the consumer that ONLY eats plants.
Herbivore
What do the arrows in a food chain/web show?
The arrows show the transfer of energy through the food chain/web.
Food Web
A diagram showing how MULTIPLE organisms share feeding relationships and energy flow in the ecosystem.
What feeding niche has primarily flat teeth?
Herbivore
What needs to be broken to release energy?
Bonds
Name the consumer that ONLY eats meat.
Carnivore
True or False:
Animals do not depend on energy from the sun for food.
False, animals either eat plants or other animals that eat plants.
Omnivore
An animal that consumes plants or other animals.
What TWO things decrease as the trophic level increases?
Population size and energy.
This macromolecule is for energy storage and can be found on the waxy covering of plants
Lipids
If a rabbit is a primary consumer, what is the wolf that eats the rabbit called?
Secondary Consumer
What is the function of decomposers?
Decomposers break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil.
An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy.
Producer
What monomer makes up Proteins?
Amino Acids