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unit 3; section 3
energy flow
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Food Chain | A series in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten |
| Phytoplankton | plankton consisting of microscopic plants |
| Food Web | Network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem |
| Trophic Level | Each step in a food chain or food web |
| Ecological Pyramid | Illustration of the relative amounts of energy of matter contained within each trophic level in a given food chain or food web |
| Biomass | Total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level |