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Trophic level- Where an organism belongs in the food chain

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.

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Trophic level- Where an organism belongs in the food chain

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  1. Trophic level- Where an organism belongs in the food chain

  2. Ecological Pyramids • Pyramid of Energy

  3. All energy comes from the sun

  4. Plants use the sunlight to create sugar and oxygen

  5. Plants are calledPRODUCERSbecause they produce their own food from the sun.

  6. Some organisms eat the plants

  7. Organisms that eat plants are called1st levelCONSUMERS

  8. Other organisms eat the organisms that eat the plants.

  9. Organisms that eat organisms that eat plants are called2nd LevelCONSUMERS

  10. Some organisms eat the organisms that eat the organisms that eat the plants

  11. Organisms that eat organisms that eat organisms that eat plants are called3rd level consumers

  12. DECOMPOSERS/ DETRITAVOIR live on the dead and rotting remains of both plants and animals

  13. ENERGY FLOWS FROMSunProducer1st level consumer 2nd level consumer3rd level consumerdetritavoir/ decomposer

  14. Arrows Points in the Direction that Energy Travels

  15. 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

  16. 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

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