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Food chains & webs
Food chains, webs and energy pyramids
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ....Is the study of living organisms and their interactions with their environment. | Biology |
| ....refers to the total mass of living plants, animals, fugi and bacteria in a given area. | Biomass |
| The flowof energy for an ecosystem to an organism, and from one organism to another, is called....... | Energy flow |
| Plants are called producers because they "produce" food in the form of carbohudrates by the process of...... | Photosynthesis |
| An insect, such as a bee, that feeds on a plant is called a..... | Consumer |
| ......is the breaking down of organic wastes and dead organism. | Decomposition |
| The action of living organisms, such as bacteria, to break down organic matter is called........ | Biodegration |
| ....... change waste and dead organisms into usable nutrients. | Decomposer |
| ....are models that show the flow of energy from plant to animal and from animal to animal. | Food Chains |
| Each step of a food chain is called ......level | Trophic |
| Plants and phytoplankton, such as algae, are the first trophic level and are referred to as........... | Rpoducers |
| .......obtain their energy by eating green plants(producers) | Primary Consumers |
| .......cosumers obtain their energy from primary consumers | Secondary |
| In the fourth trophic level are tertiary.................. theat feed on secondary consumers to obtain energy. | Consumers |
| .............. are models of the feeding relationships within an ecosystem. | Food webs |
| ......shows the loss of energy from one trophic level to another | Food Pyramids |
| Examples of plants or animals that are primary producers in the food chain are............... | Bunchgrass, Algae |
| Tertiary consumers feed on .............. to obtain energy. | Secondary consumers |
| A chipmunk that eats seed or fruit is called a...... | Herbivore |
| ........... like bears are animals that eat plants and other consumers. | Omnivores |