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Ecology

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  • all autotrophs - plants - at the bottom of the food chain
    producer
  • the second to eat
    secondary consumer
  • the amount of organic matter comprising a group of organisms in a habitat
    biomass
  • primary consumers is usually an ....
    herbivore
  • Name an apex or top predator
    hawk, cougar, Bobcat
  • eats the food
    consumer
  • Which organism would be considered an autotroph, algae or crickets?
    algae
  • the 3rd to consume
    tertiary consumer
  • a network of food chains that shows all possible feeding relationships
    food web
  • a mushroom is a .....
    decomposer ( fungi)
  • Only 10% of the energy moves to the next trophic level ( 90% is lost)
    10% rule
  • each link in a food chain, represents a feeding step.
    trophic level
  • They hunt prey.
    predators
  • What is the process that makes energy for plants?
    photosynthesis
  • bacteria that break things down
    decomposers
  • What is an omnivore?
    eats plants and animals
  • an organism that needs to eat, or consume food
    heterotroph
  • What is a carnivore?
    eats meat
  • Feeds on dead animals
    scavengers
  • Name 3 abiotic factors in an ecosystem
    water, wind, clouds