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Trophic level- Where an organism belongs in the food chain. Ecological Pyramids. Pyramid of Energy. All energy comes from the sun. Plants use the sunlight to create sugar and oxygen. Plants are called PRODUCERS because they produce their own food from the sun. Some organisms eat the plants. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Trophic level- Where an organism belongs in the food chain
Ecological Pyramids
• Pyramid of Energy
All energy comes from the sunAll energy comes from the sun
Plants use the sunlight to Plants use the sunlight to create sugar and oxygencreate sugar and oxygen
Plants are calledPRODUCERSPRODUCERS
because they produce their own food from the sun.
Some organisms eat the plantsSome organisms eat the plants
Organisms that eat plants are called
11stst level levelCONSUMERSCONSUMERS
Other organisms eat the organisms Other organisms eat the organisms that eat the plants.that eat the plants.
Organisms that eat organisms that eat plants are called
22ndnd Level LevelCONSUMERSCONSUMERS
Some organisms eat the organisms that eat the organisms that eat the
plants
Organisms that eat organisms that eat
organisms that eat plants are called33rdrd level level
consumersconsumers
DECOMPOSERS/ DECOMPOSERS/ DETRITAVOIR DETRITAVOIR live on the dead
and rotting remains of both plants and
animals
ENERGY FLOWS ENERGY FLOWS FROMFROMSun
Producer1st level consumer 2nd level consumer3rd level consumer
detritavoir/ decomposer
Arrows Points in the Direction that Energy Travels
12 pictures minimum, each picture must have at least ONE LABEL each. Labels must include (but are not limited to) the
following:• Producer – Plants• Herbivore- primary consumer• Carnivore- secondary consumer• Top Carnivore- tertiary (third level) consumer• Omnivore- (primary or secondary?)• Scavenger- consume dead carcasses • Detritivoirs- consume detritus (litter, dung)
– Ex. Ants, beetles• Decomposer- complete the final breakdown
– Ex. Bacteria, fungus
Food Web Essay• 1 page, 3 paragragh• Tell a story of a food web from the point of view of
ENERGY. Include and underline the following terms:
• Herbivore- primary consumer• Carnivore- secondary consumer• Top Carnivore- tertiary (third level) consumer• Detritivoirs- consume detritus (litter, dung)
– Ex. Ants, beetles• Decomposer- complete the final breakdown
– Ex. Bacteria, fungus