Studied by 14 people
Energy
One of the 5 basic needs for survival
Abiotic
non-living things
Biotic
living things
Energy Pyramids
A way to show the amount of energy transferred from a food chain.
Primary Consumer
The first level of consumers in a food chain, They eat producers = herbivores, They get more energy than other consumers in the food chain
Secondary Consumer
the second level of consumers in a food chain, They eat primary consumers, They get more energy than tertiary consumers and less than primary consumers
Tertiary Consumer
the third level of consumers in a food chain, Eat secondary consumers, Get the least energy
Food Web
a way to show interconnected food chains
Cycling Matter
When decomposers break down organic matter to recycle basic elements, Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus atoms are basic elements of matter that are cycled in ecosystems, A cycle is the process of something going from abiotic to biotic to abiotic again
Herbivore
only eat plants
Carnivore
only eat meat
Omnivore
eat both meat and plants
Scavenger
consumers that don’t hunt down their own food. They eat animals that are already dead
Organic Matter
matter left over from living things
Composting
A natural process of recycling organic matter into a fertilizer that can fill the soil with nutrients
Carbon
is in carbon dioxide in the air
Oxygen
is in the air and water
Hydrogen
is in the air and water
Nitrogen
is in the air and soil
Phosphorus
is in the soil
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