C5 Energy transfers Review Flashcards

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List trophic levels

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Producers -> primary consumers -> secondary consumers -> tertiary consumers -> quaternary consumers

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What are food chains?

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-A model that shows the linear pathway through which energy and matter is transferred from producers to consumers

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What is biomagnification?

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-The increasing concentration of a usually a toxin in the tissues of organisms in higher levels in a food chain
-e.g. DDT (insecticide), agent orange (herbicide)

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What are trophic levels?

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-Like different levels in a food chain
-shows the flow of energy from one organism to another
-each level depends on the one below it for energy

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