Eco 7ABC Formative (food chain, web, energy pyramid)

Front

What is the original source of a lion's energy?

Back

Plants that get their energy from the sun.

Front

If a zebra ate 1,000 calories of grass, how many calories would you expect to be passed on to the lion that eats the zebra?

Back

100

Front

What is the proper name for any organism above the producer level?

Back

Consumers

Front

Which type of model best shows how energy flows through an ecosystem?

Back

Food Web

Front

Describe the transfer of energy in a food chain in a wetland.

Back

Energy is transferred from cattails to crickets to shrews to hawks.

Front

What are producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Organisms that produce their own energy through photosynthesis, such as plants.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

Front

What is a food web?

Back

A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

Front

What is an energy pyramid?

Back

A graphical representation showing the energy available at each trophic level in an ecosystem.

Front

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Back

They break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.