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13 Cards in this Set
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Photosynthesis |
When a plant uses sunlight to convert light energy into chemical energy (food) |
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Law of Conservation of Energy |
Energy cannot be created nor destroyed |
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Food Chain |
A linear network of links in a food web starting from primary consumers to apex predators. |
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Trophic Level |
Each of the several hierarchial levels in an ecosystem |
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Primary consumers |
They eat the autotrophs, they are called herbivores |
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Secondary Consumers |
They eat the primary consumers |
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Carnivores |
Animals that eat meat |
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Omnivores |
Animals that eat meat and plants |
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Decomposer |
An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms |
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Food Web |
An interconnection of food chains |
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Ecological Pyramids |
A graphical representation designed to show the biomass or bio productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem |
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Number Pyramid |
Biomass is the amount of living or organic matter present in an organism. |
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Biomass Pyramid |
A pyramid of biomass shows the total mass of organisms at each stage of a food chain. |
