02 Trophic Levels (fitb) Flashcards
The term used to categorize living things according to how they gain their energy is______
trophic level
Of all the energy that falls on Earth from the sun, the percentage that reaches the surface is_______
70%
The name given to green plants, bacteria, and all living things that can make theirown food from sunlight, and nutrients found in the soil and air is_____
autotrophs (producers)
These living things are found at the second trophic level. The obtain their energyfrom green plants. The general name given to them is _____
Primary Consumers (herbivores)
Another term for carnivores is ______
secondary consumers
Carnivores are found at the ______ trophic level
3rd
Those consumers that eat secondary consumers and are also carnivores are the_______ consumers and they are found at the ______ trophic level. They are _____vores
tertiary, fourth, omni
Another word for decomposers is _______. Two examples of these living things are_______ and ______.
Detrivores, earthworms, beetles
The name given to a step by step sequence linking organisms that feed on each otheris _______
food chain
A more accurate model of feeding relationships in a food chain is the ______
food web
SUN —-> GRASS ——>INSECT ——-> FROG ——-> SNAKE ——-> HAWK(this is a food chain)For each of the living things you see in this diagram, give the ecology term that could be applied to it.
Grass: autotroph (producer). Insect: primary consumer (herbivore).Frog: secondary consumer (carnivore).Snake: tertiary consumer (carnivore)
REMINDER! (do not put at 5 until you are done studying!)Make sure you go to the trophic levels answer key and see question #3!
there is a very important food web