3.3 Study Guide

Question 1

Trophic Levels

Answer 1

Trophic Levels are the way the energy moves up the food chain and show what a animal feeds on, like P for producer, 1 for primary, 2 for secondary, 3 for Tertiary, and 4 for Quaternary.

Question 2

Autotroph vs. Heterotroph

Answer 2

Autotrophs are usually plants and make their own food. Heterotrophs are animals who have to eat to get nutrients.

Question 3

Herbivore vs. Omnivore vs. Carnivore vs. Detritivore

Answer 3

Herbivores only eat plants
Omnivores eat plants and animals
Carnivores only eat meat
Detrivores eat decaying matter

Question 4

Describe differences between food web and trophic cascade diagrams

Answer 4

A food web shows how energy gets passed, while a cascade shows a few organisms and show how they impact each other directly and indirectly

Question 5

Identify trophic levels of organisms in a food web

Answer 5

P= Producer
1= Primary Consumer
2= Secondary Consumer
3= Tetiary consumer
4= Cuantetiary Consumer