Flow of Energy Flashcards
Food Chain
Shows the movement of energy from one organism to another
Food Web
Links all food chains in an ecosystem together
Herbivore
Obtains energy by eating plants
Carnivore
Obtains energy by eating other animals
Omnivore
Obtains energy by eating producers and other consumers
Producer
Organisms that can produce its own food/energy
Consumer
An organism that obtains food by feeding on other organisms
Trophic Level
Levels of a food chain or web
Decomposer
Detritivores that break down matter into simpler compounds
Primary Consumer
organism that feeds on primary producers
Secondary Consumer
organism that feeds on the primary consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Organism that feeds on the secondary consumer
Quaternary Consumer
Organism that feeds on the tertiary consumer(no natural predators)
Ecological Pyramid
graphical representation of the relationship between different organisms in an ecosystem
Energy Pyramid
graphical representation, showing the flow of energy at each trophic level in an ecosystem