Food Webs and Energy Pyrmaids

Front

What role do fungi and bacteria play in a food web?

Back

Decomposer

Front

What is another name for a consumer?

Back

Heterotroph

Front

Which organisms have the most energy available in an energy pyramid?

Back

Producers

Front

If the grass has 10,000 Kcal of energy, how much energy is stored in trophic level 3?

Back

100 Kcal

Front

What is an alligator considered in a food chain?

Back

Apex predator

Front

Define 'producer' in the context of a food web.

Back

An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

Front

What is a 'primary consumer'?

Back

An organism that eats producers; usually herbivores.

Front

Explain the term 'trophic level'.

Back

The position an organism occupies in a food chain, defined by its feeding relationships.

Front

What is an 'energy pyramid'?

Back

A graphical representation showing the flow of energy at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.

Front

What happens to energy as it moves up the food chain?

Back

Energy decreases as it moves up the food chain due to energy loss at each trophic level.