1. Energy Flow

2. All energy in an ecosystem comes from…….

3. Producers Producers- (autotrophs) make their own energy Turn the suns energy into a form other organisms can obtain Ex. plants, some bacteria, algae

4. Consumers Consumers- (heterotrophs) get energy from other organisms Get energy through eating or absorption (5 kinds) Ex. animals and fungi

5. Herbivores Eat plants Ex. millipedes, rabbits, elephants, sloths, pandas, crickets,

6. Carnivores Eat meat Ex. cats, dogs, centipedes, sharks, seals, hawks

7. Omnivores Eat plants and animals Ex. Bears, raccoons, crows, primates

8. Decomposers / Detritivores Scavengers They eat dead and/or decaying matter Ex. vultures, crab, maggots, dung beetle, bacteria

9. Food Chain Graphic display of who eats who in an ecosystem Arrows represent the direction of energy flow

10. Food Web Animals feed on more than one species A food web is a display of interconnected food chains

11. Trophic Level A group of animals that get their energy from the same source (the sun, plants, rodents, snakes, bugs etc). Describes an organisms position in the food web

12. Energy Pyramid Only 10% of the energy passed up trophic levels makes it to the next level Energy pyramids display this principle