Energy in the Ecosystem
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Photosynthesis – Light (radiant energy) collected in plant transforms into Chlorophyll (chemical energy)
Autotrophs – Plants are responsible for transforming radiant energy to chemical energy.
Heterotroph – Animals, Protists, Fungus and Bacteria consume to gain chemical energy.
o Herbivore – Eats only plants
o Omnivore – Eats plants and animals
o Carnivore – Eats only animals
o Detritivore – Scavenges or breaks down dead organisms
Radiant Energy – Sun
Chemical Energy – Food
Mechanical Energy – Movement
Food Chain – Single flow of energy through organisms
Food Web – Multi flow of energy through organisms
Food Pyramid – Diagram of energy transfer through trophic levels
Trophic Level – class of organisms that receive the same amount of energy in an ecosystem
90/10 Rule – organisms gain 10% chemical energy & spend 90% mechanical energy
6CO₂+6H₂O  C₅H₁₂O₆+6O₂ - Carbon dioxide & water using light to make chlorophyll sugar
Abiotic – Nonliving matter (Air / wind, Heat & Light / Sun, Nutrients / Soil, Gravity/ force)
Biotic – Living organisms (Animals, Plants, Protists, Fungus, Bacteria)
Ecosystem –Biotic organisms interacting with abiotic factors for survival
Biomass – amount of living matter in a habitat
Energy in the Ecosystem
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Photosynthesis – Light (radiant energy) collected in plant transforms into Chlorophyll (chemical energy)
Autotrophs – Plants are responsible for transforming radiant energy to chemical energy.
Heterotroph – Animals, Protists, Fungus and Bacteria consume to gain chemical energy.
o Herbivore – Eats only plants
o Omnivore – Eats plants and animals
o Carnivore – Eats only animals
o Detritivore – Scavenges or breaks down dead organisms
Radiant Energy – Sun
Chemical Energy – Food
Mechanical Energy – Movement
Food Chain – Single flow of energy through organisms
Food Web – Multi flow of energy through organisms
Food Pyramid – Diagram of energy transfer through trophic levels
Trophic Level – class of organisms that receive the same amount of energy in an ecosystem
90/10 Rule – organisms gain 10% chemical energy & spend 90% mechanical energy
6CO₂+6H₂O  C₅H₁₂O₆+6O₂ - Carbon dioxide & water using light to make chlorophyll sugar
Abiotic – Nonliving matter (Air / wind, Heat & Light / Sun, Nutrients / Soil, Gravity/ force)
Biotic – Living organisms (Animals, Plants, Protists, Fungus, Bacteria)
Ecosystem –Biotic organisms interacting with abiotic factors for survival
Biomass – amount of living matter in a habitat