Energy Pyramids

the amount of energy available at each trophic level in an ecosystem

What do energy pyramids show?

trophic levels

What are the "steps" in an energy pyramid called?

autotroph

This word means the same as "producer".

heterotroph

This word means the same as "consumer".

10%

How much energy is transferred from 1 level to the next in an energy pyramid?

amount of energy available

What decreases as you move from the bottom to the top of the pyramid?

Producer level (bottom level)

Which level has the most energy available?

primary consumers

In an ecosystem, which will you find more of:

primary consumers or tertiary consumers?

Less

Are there more or less organisms per trophic level as you go up an energy pyramid?

producers

What do primary consumers eat?

primary consumers

What do secondary consumers eat?

secondary consumers

What do tertiary consumers eat?