8.2 Flashcards
Endotherms
Use metabolism to maintain homeostasis in body temperature
Echoterms
Regulate temperature behaviorally by going into sun or shade
Smaller organisms have ____ _____ than bigger organisms
Faster metabolism
Net gain E
Leads to storage of that E as Fat or other things
Net loss of E
= less of mass and ultimately death
Eats producer
Primary consumer
Provides food for consumers
Producer
Fungi and prokaryotes are examples of
Decomposers
Heterotrophs
Consumers
Autotrophs
Producers
Chemosynthetic organism do what?
Capture E in small inorganic molecules
Photosynthetic organism do what?
Capture E through photosynthesis
Heterotrophs capture E by which two ways?
1) E present in carbon compounds
2) Metabolizing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins as sources of E
If arrow goes to bug from grass
The bug gets net gain of E only 10% tho and gets smaller
100% —>
10%, 1%, 0.1%, 0.01%