Food Chains and Webs Flashcards
1
Q
What is a food chain?
A
What animal eats what animal in an ecosystem. One direction
2
Q
What is a food web?
A
A food web is multiple food chains put together. More complex.
3
Q
How much energy do animals get from their food.
A
Animals only get 10% energy from the food they eat. 90% is lost to the heat.
4
Q
Producer?
A
Organisms that make their own food (autotrophs)
5
Q
Consumer?
A
Needs other plant/animal for energy. (heterotroph)
6
Q
What are the levels of consumers?
A
primary, secondary, tertiary OR first order, second order, third order
7
Q
What does the arrow show in food webs and chains?
A
Flow of energy
8
Q
Autotroph
A
Able to photosynthesise by itself. (Producers)
9
Q
Heterotroph
A
Not able to do photosynthesis. Need other plant or animal for energy. (Consumer)
