Review for Test Wednesday, November 18

Words to know Biomass – amount of biological material that comes from living things Food chain – shows the flow of energy from one organism to the next Food web – overlapping food chains ARROWS – point to where the energy GOES!

Know these words! Decomposers – organisms that get energy from breaking down dead organisms 10% rule – the amount of energy that is passed on from one trophic level to the next Compost bin – a place which allows decomposition to take place Brown and Green – two colors in compost – brown(carbon), green(nitrogen)

Consumers – heterotrophs –eat! Primary consumer – eats plants/ are herbivores Secondary consumer – eats animals that eat plants/ are carnivores Tertiary consumer – eats animals that eat animals that eat plants - are carnivores

Producers Produce or make their own food Include the plants/ phytoplankton/ some bacteria that photosynthesizes Also called “AUTOTROPHS”

Types of consumers Herbivores – eat plants only Carnivores – eat animals/meat only Omnivores – eat both plants and animals

Food Web Practice If the frog population decreases, what should happen to the snake population?

Food Web Practice If the frog population decreases, what should happen to the snake population? Snake population should also decrease.

Food Web Practice If the grass population increases, what should happen to the grasshopper population?

Food Web Practice If the grass population increases, what should happen to the grasshopper population? Grasshopper population should also increase.