Unit 09 Flashcards

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10% Rule

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Each trophic level can only give 10% of its energy to the next level

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Autotrophs

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Make food for themselves using light energy, carbon dioxide, and water

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Biosphere

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The part of the Earth that can support life; includes all living things and the places they are found

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Heterotrophs

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Eat other organisms for food

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Nutrients

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A substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life

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Primary Consumer

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Organism that only eats producers

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Secondary Consumer

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Organism that only eats primary consumers

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Tertiary Consumer

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Organism that only eats secondary consumers

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Food Web

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A food web consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem. Each living thing in an ecosystem is part of multiple food chains. All of the interconnected and overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a food web.

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Energy Pyramid

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An energy pyramid is a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem