Chaper 2- energy flow Flashcards
Biomass
Total mass of all living organisms in an given area
Food chains
Show the flow of energy
Food webs
Show the feeding relationships within an ecosystem
Trophic levels
Steps up in a food chain
Trophic levels and energy
Primary producer-sun
Primary consumer-PP
Secondary consumer- PC
Tertiary consumer-SC
Decomposes
Feed at every trophic level
Also called ditritivores because they feed on ditritus
Biodegradation
Is decomposition performed by organisms
Who much food energy is lost
90%
Some used to live, move, digest, cellular respiration , fesses, dealth
Where is most energy stored
In primary producers
Photosynthesis
Is where plants produce food in the form of carbohydrates
Consumers
An organism that eats other organism
Producers
Organisms that produce food in the form of carbohydrates during photosynthesis
Niche
Because of interactions with other organisms animals have special roles in an ecosystem
Energy flow
The transfer of energy from an ecosystem to an organism and for an organism to organism