biomagnification quiz

Biomagnification definition

The buildup of toxins as he move up to food chain

Bioaccumulation definition

The buildup of toxins in an individual over its lifetime

10% rule

Only 10% of energy can be transferred from one trophic level to another

What happens to the other 90%?

The other 90% is lost as heat and waste

Producer

Producer makes her own food

Primary consumer

Organisms that Feed on producers

Secondary consumers

An organism that use primary consumers for energy

Tertiary consumers

Eats primary and secondary consumers

Quaternary Consumers

Top of the food chain eat tertiary and secondary consumers

Biosphere

Interactions across the world

Biome

Interaction between ecosystems with the same climate and location

Ecosystem

Interactions between living and living factors in the same area

Community

Interactions between different species in the same area

Population

Group of species in the same area

Organism

Singular living things