Food Chain - Food Web - Energy Pyramid

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producers

Back 1

change the energy available in their environment into food energy

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photosynthesis

Back 2

transform light energy from the Sun into food energy

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chemosynthesis

Back 3

chemical process some producers use to change chemical energy into food energy

Example: bacteria living near the volcano vents in the ocean floor use the chemicals as an energy source for making food energy

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comsumers

Back 4

cannot make their own food and get energy by eating other organisms

Front 5

herbivores

Back 5

animals that only eat producers, such as plants

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omnivores

Back 6

animals that eat both producers and other consumers, such as humans

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carnivores

Back 7

animals that only eat other consumers, such as lions

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detrivores

Back 8

insects, fungi, worms, and some bacteria and protist, eat dead plant or animal material

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decomposer

Back 9

breaks down dead material into simple molecules that can be used by other organisms, such as plants

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food chain

Back 10

models how energy flows in an ecosystem through feeding relationships

Front 11

food web

Back 11

model that shows several connected food chains

Front 12

energy pyramid

Back 12

shows the amount of energy available at each step of a food chain

Most energy available: producers

Least energy available: carnivores