Energy Flow Flashcards

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1
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How energy transferred

A

From producers to consumers in the food that they eat

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2
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This energy transfer is represented by

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Food chain

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3
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What do u call each phase in a food chain

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Tropic level

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4
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What are decomposers in a food chain

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Last link

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5
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What is a food chain

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The relationship in which energy flows between living organisms

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6
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What do the organisms in a food chain do

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Capture the energy from the sun light and convert it into food through the process

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7
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All animals eat a …

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Variety of their food and this causes the development of food chains into food webs

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8
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What is a food web

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A variety of interlinked food chains

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9
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Where will decomposers always be

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At the top of the food chain or web

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10
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What is a food pyramid

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Is representation of the numbers and the flow of energy from one organisms to another

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11
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What happens when on organism eats another

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There is a energy transfer but it is a smaller amount of energy to that organism
Because that animal uses energy for respiration and movement etc

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