REVIEW ENERGY FLOW in Food Chains

all the food chains that exist in a community. Food web

the nonliving things in the environment Abiotic factors

ecology Study of the interactions among living things and the environment. ecology

a group of the same species living in an area. population

Organisms that can make their own food. autotroph

ecosystem The different populations as well as all the nonliving things in an area. ecosystem

the variety of living things in an ecosystem. biodiversity

organisms that eat plants. herbivore

organisms that eat dead animals. scavenger

detritivore organisms that eat small pieces of dead plant and animal remains. detritivore

the living things that inhabit an environment. Biotic factors

Organisms that break down dead plant and animal remains. decomposers

organisms that eat plants and animals. omnivores

community all the different populations that live together in one area. community

Organisms that cannot make their own food. heterotrophs

organisms that eat animals. carnivore

an individual species. organism

A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten. Food chain

Consumers are also called heterotrophs

Producers are also called autotrophs

These are….. Abiotic factors sunlight water air minerals soil heat precipitation Abiotic factors

These are….. Biotic factors animals plants fungi algae protists bacteria

Which organism is in the third trophic level? Small fish

Which is a primary consumer? giraffe

Which organisms are heterotrophs ? Zooplankton, small fish, mackerel, mahi mahi, large shark

Which is a carnivore? Turtle

Which organism is an autotroph? phytoplankton

Which is a herbivore? giraffe

Which is a producer? flower

Which organism is a tertiary consumer? mackerel

Which is a secondary consumer? frog

Autotrophs Or producers These are ????? moss algae Some bacteria plants

Heterotrophs or consumers These are ????? bacteria Heterotrophs or consumers protists Fungi animals

These are ??? decomposers

80 kcal The first trophic level contains 8000 kcal of energy. How much energy is available to the third trophic level? 80 kcal