Flow of Energy

An animal that eats other animals.

• Ecosystem

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Energy Pyramid

An organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients.

• Food Chain

• Energy Pyramid

• Consumer

• Ecosystem

Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion.

• Decomposers

• Herbivores

• Food Web

• Producers

A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.

• Primary Consumers

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Ecosystems

A diagram that shows the total amount of energy contained within each trophic level.

• Ecosystem

• Energy Pyramid

• Omnivore

• Tertiary Consumer

A single, linear path showing the flow of energy from the Sun to a producer and through different levels of consumers.

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Secondary Consumer

• Carnivore

Overlapping food chains with different pathways to show the flow of energy in an ecosystem.

• Ecosystem

• Primary Consumer

• Energy Pyramid

• Food Web

An organism that consumes only plants.

• Omnivore

• Food Chain

• Herbivore

• Biotic

• Producer
• Primary Consumer
• Autotroph
• Decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain.

• Ecosystem

• Food Chain

• Primary Consumer

• Herbivore