How Organisms Get Energy

Front

What do organisms lose about 90% of all energy they consume in the form of?

Back

heat

Front

What type of energy is stored in food?

Back

chemical

Front

Where on the energy pyramid is the least amount of energy found?

Back

top

Front

What is the path of energy transfer from producers to consumers called?

Back

food chain

Front

What ecological role best describes grizzly bears, which eat both plants and animals?

Back

omnivores

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

Back

the sun

Front

What do we call organisms that produce their own food using sunlight?

Back

producers

Front

What is the term for organisms that eat only plants?

Back

herbivores

Front

What is the term for organisms that eat only other animals?

Back

carnivores

Front

In an energy pyramid, what happens to the amount of energy as you move up the levels?

Back

It decreases.