Transfer Of Energy Among Organisms Flashcards
What is each level of a food chain called?
A trophic level.
What is a food chain?
A series of steps that shows the transfer of energy from one group of organisms to the next.
What is a food web?
Complex interactions of energy exchange within a ecosystem.
What are the three types of ecological pyramids?
Energy pyramids, biomass pyramids, and pyramids of numbers.
How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?
10%
What is an energy pyramid?
A pyramid that shows how the amount of energy available at each trophic level decreases.
What is a biomass pyramid?
A pyramid that shows that the amount of living tissue decreases as you move up the pyramid.
What does a pyramid of numbers show?
It shows that the number of individuals at each trophic level decreases as you go up the pyramid.
