Trophic Levels

Front

What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

Back

They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

Front

Which animal is considered the apex predator?

Back

Hawk

Front

How are trophic levels represented?

Back

Pyramids

Front

What percentage of energy in each trophic level is lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?

Back

90%.

Front

What type of consumers eat primary consumers?

Back

Secondary Consumers.

Front

What is a primary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats producers (plants) for energy.

Front

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

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

Front

What is a tertiary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats secondary consumers.

Front

Define an omnivore.

Back

An animal that eats both plants and animals.

Front

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Back

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.