Name: Darya Arani Block: D
Date: 2/28/11
Science 10 Digital Immersion: Energy Flow Terms
Use this chart to help you learn terms about energy flow.
Define each term in your own words (not just cut and paste!) Then, include a shortened URL of an
illustration or give an example for each term. After reading the section, you can improve your
definitions.
Term
Definitio
n
Illustration & Example URL
Energy
flow
the flow
of energy
through a
food
chain.
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/energy_flow.gif
Producer
organisms
that
produce
food in
the form
of
carbohydr
ates
during
photosynt
hesis.
an
organism
that eats
other
organisms
.
Organisms
that break
down
wastes
and dead
organisms
and
changes
them into
usable
nutrients
available
to other
organisms
the
http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/47/6547-004-81B9888F.gif
Consumer
Decompo
ser
Biodegrad
http://www.bcgrasslands.org/SiteCM/i/upload/4D9BB688B89B4092F9D10B
DAEF83EC41E762FBDB.jpg
http://www.econguru.com/fundamentals_of_ecology/image/detritusfoodwe
b.gif
http://www.epi-global.com/img/image/sideimage2(2).gif
ation
Food
chain
Trophic
level
Primary
producers
Detrivore
Herbivore
Carnivore
breaking
down of
dead
organic
matter by
living
organisms
a model
that
shows the
flow of
energy
from plant
to animal
and from
animal to
animal.
steps in a
food chain
that show
feeding.
organisms
in the first
trophic
level.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQX39fqX_oOd_03vijQklRzGoZKv
6JCHg80DdJVWzQW5p6M6nVd&t=1
http://sparkleberrysprings.com/v-web/b2/images/t/trophic2c.png
http://www.helsinki.fi/ecology/homepage/hesetala/foodweb2.jpg
http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/others/roman-snail-21973.jpg
consumer
s that feed
at every
trophic
level,
obtaining
their
energy
and
nutrients
by eating
dead
organic
matter.
primary
http://discover.edventures.com/images/termlib/h/herbivore/support.gif
consumer
s that eat
plants.
secondary http://image.wistatutor.com/content/feed/tvcs/desert-sm.jpg
consumer
s that eat
Food
pyramid
Ecological
pyramid
primary
consumer
s and
often
other
secondary
consumer
s.
a model
that
shows the
loss of
energy
from one
trophic
level to
another.
a food
pyramid.
http://www.edquest.ca/notesimages/foodpyramid.gif
http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/population/images/pyramid1.gif