Organisms and their environment B12

Question 1

definition of trophic level

Answer 1

position of an animal in a food chain

Question 2

4 trophic levels

Answer 2

producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, predator

Question 3

producer

Answer 3

organisms that make their own energy using the sun

Question 4

consumers

Answer 4

organisms that feed on other organisms

Question 5

decomposer

Answer 5

organisms that get energy from dead organisms and wastes

Question 6

physical environment

Answer 6

non biological components. ex. water soil temperature

Question 7

herbivore

Answer 7

only eats plants

Question 8

carnivore

Answer 8

eats other animals

Question 9

food chain

Answer 9

diagram that shows the transfer of energy

Question 10

food web

Answer 10

network of connected food chains

Question 11

ecosystem

Answer 11

unit containing all organisms and their environment interacting together in a given area

Question 12

direction of energy flow

Answer 12

lower trophic levels to higher trophic levels

Question 13

10% of the energy is transfer to the next trophic level why?

Answer 13

energy is used in movement, excreted and more in a form of MRS C GREN