Marine revision

Marine revision

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What is a producer?

Back

a producer is... an organism that can make its own food, through photosynthesis.

He is the first level in the food chain and gets consumed by a PRIMARY consumer.

e.g. (seagrass, algae, phytoplankton, seaweed, kelp)

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a primary consumer?

Back

a primary consumer is... a herbivore animal, they consume the producers.

e.g. (zooplankton, crustaceans, turtles, small fish)

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a secondary consumer?

Back

a secondary consumer is.. an animal that eats the primary consumers, they are carnivores

e.g. (large fish, squids)

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a tertiary/quaternary consumer?

Back

a tertiary consumer is... the top animal of the trophic level considered the apex predator

e.g. (shark, sealions, orcas)

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a decomposer?

Back

a decomposer is... an organism that breaks down dead plant or animal matter, releasing nutrients back into the ecosystem.

e.g. (bacteria, fungus, or invertebrate)

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

10% Rule is...

Back

10% Rule is... Biomass is... when an organism consumes another it obtains 10% of its energy.

  • -primary consumers obtain the greatest amount of energy.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Biomass?

Back

Biomass is... the total mass of a living organisms in a specific area or ecosystem at a given time.

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