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BIOLOGY[ 10% RULE]
Only 10% of the energy eaten moves up through the food pyramid.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| THE 10% RULE | The 10% Ruleis each time food energy is transferred up the pyramid, 90% of the biomass is lost. |
| PRODUCERS | Producers are plants that can make their own food. |
| DECOMPOSERS | Decomposers are plants or animals that eats or puts back into the ground, to a body that hes recently died. |
| CONSUMERS | Consumers are plants or animals that eat other plants or animals for food energy. |
| BIOMASS | Biomass is the total mass of all living and dead plants and animals. |
| THE FLOW OF ENERGY | Energy flows throw ecosystems, but never recycles |