Pyramid Tiers
This tier takes energy directly from the sun to create its food.
Producers
Snow is composed mostly of what?
Water
What creature could fit into this spot in the food chain?
Grass > Grasshopper > Mouse > ________
Fox (multiple)
All the energy in the Energy Pyramid comes from what?
The Sun
Wolf
Carnivore
What is the Wolf in this food chain?
Grass > Grasshopper > Mouse > Fox > Wolf
4th consumer
Given an equal volume of Snow and Water, which will weigh more?
Water
What creature could fit into this spot in the food chain?
Acorn > _______ > Hawk
Squirrel (Many)
Producers
Blue Spruce
Producer
This tier searches for rotting food that other creatures would ignore.
Scavengers
Snow can insulate a house, and a house made only of snow also goes by this name
An Igloo
What creature could fit into this spot in the food chain?
Grasses > ______ > Wolf
Sheep (Multiple)
Which tier of the Energy Pyramid has the fewest creatures relative to the rest of the pyramid?
The highest number Consumer (3rd)
Deer
Herbivore
What is the Worm in this food chain?
Grass > Mouse > Worm
Decomposer
What temperature in Fahrenheit does snow form?
What is 32 degrees
What creature could fit into this spot in the food chain?
Algae > Small fish > Kingfisher Bird > _________ > Coyote?
House cat
As energy moves from one tier to the next, some energy is lost as...
What is Heat?
Human
Omnivore
What is the lowest level a Carnivore such as a Wolf can be on the Energy Pyramid?
2nd Consumer
What mostly affects what type of snow will fall?
Humidity (Temperature too)
What creature could fit into this spot in the food chain?
Algae > Salmon > Bear > ________ > Robin (Bird)
Worm (decomposes the bear)
Soil
Black bear
Omnivore