Unit 24 Food Chains & Food Webs Flashcards
(9 cards)
Plants are also critical as part of food _________ and food _________
chains, web
As autotroph, plants are ________
producers
The order of food chains
Producer (autotroph)
Primary consumer (heterotroph)
Secondary consumer (heterotroph)
Tertiary consumer (heterotroph)
Heterotroph means have to consumer _______
other things
The arrow points of the food chains shows the ____________ of _______________ ________
direction, energy flow
In energy pyramid, the producer is located on the very ___________, which means they have the most _________.
The primary consumer level 2, approximately receive _____% of energy from below
bottom, energy
10%
Energy can be lost as ______ or _________
heat or undigested
Ecosystem typically do now have a single ________ _______
food chain
A food web is made up of multiple ________ __________ that interact together. This show how ________ is important: the variety of organisms that living in an area. __________ can contribute to the sustainability of a community.
food chains, biodiversity, biodiversity