Food Chains Flashcards
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Trophic Level
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One of the feeding levels in a food chain
2
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Food Chains
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A succession of organisms in an Ecological community that constitutes a continuation of food energy from one organisms to another as each consumers a lower member and, in turn, is preyed upon by a high member
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10% rule
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The rule that in a food chain, only about 10% of the energy is transferred from one level to the next
4
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Energy Pyramid
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The structure obtained if we organize the amount of energy contained in producers and consumers in an ecosystem by kilo calories per square meter, from largest to smallest
