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Energy in an Ecosystem

Energy in an Ecosystem

Assessment

Presentation

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Biology, Science

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8th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Robert Wardwell

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16 Slides • 7 Questions

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Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

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Energy Roles within an Ecosystem

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Autotrophs

  • Photosynthetic organisms

  • Make their own food

  • Also known as producers

  • They provide a source of energy for almost all other organisms

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Heterotrophs

  • Must get food by eating other organisms, also known as consumers

  • Herbivores

  • Carnivores

  • Omnivores

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Herbivores

  • Eat plants

  • The "primary consumer" level of a food chain/food web

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Carnivores - Predators

  • Carnivores eat the flesh of other animals

  • A predator is a type of carnivore that hunts and kills its prey

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Carnivore - Scavenger

  • Eat other animals that have previously been killed

  • Note: predators can sometimes scavenge and scavengers can sometimes hunt

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Omnivore

  • Eat both plants and animals

  • In a food web, omnivores can be in multiple trophic roles (primary consumer, secondary/tertiary consumer)

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Decomposers

  • Consume the waste and dead bodies of all organisms in an ecosystem

  • The recycled materials can be reused by the producers

  • DO NOT RECYCLE ENERGY

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Multiple Choice

Which organisms are chiefly responsible for the recycling or dead matter?

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parasites

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viruses

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decomposers

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producers

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Multiple Choice

In a natural community in New York State, the producer organisms might include

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bacteria, fungi, and viruses

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deer, rabbits, and squirrels

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grasses, maple trees, and weeds

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trout, peas, and earthworms

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Multiple Choice

A consumer-producer relationship is best illustrated by

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foxes eating mice

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leaves growing on trees

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rabbits eating clover

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fleas living on a cat

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Open Ended

Food chain:

rosebush > aphid > beetle > spider > toad > snake


If all of the aphids were killed off due to the spraying of pesticides, what would happen to the number of toads this ecosystem could support?

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Open Ended

Food chain:

rosebush > aphid > beetle > spider > toad > snake


Which organism in this food chain can transform light energy into chemical energy stored in molecular bonds?

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Ecosystem Diagrams

  • Food Chain

  • Food Web

  • Energy Pyramid

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Food Chain

  • Shows the relationship between prey and predator

  • Arrows illustrate the flow of energy from one organism to another

  • Shows "what eats what"

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Food Web

  • Shows more complex feeding relationships in an ecosystem

  • Shows the many interconnected food chains within an ecosystem

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Energy Pyramid

  • Illustrates the transfer of energy through an ecosystem

  • Each level of the energy pyramid shows the amount of energy that was obtained from the organisms below it.

  • Only about 10% of the energy in a trophic level will be passed on to the next level

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Multiple Choice

Which sequence illustrates a generalized food chain in a natural community?

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autotroph > herbivore > carnivore

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autotroph > herbivore > autotroph

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heterotroph > herbivore > carnivore

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consumer > autotroph > carnivore

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Multiple Choice

Decomposition and decay of organic matter are accomplished by the action of

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green plants

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viruses and algae

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bacteria and fungi

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scavengers

Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

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