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Energy is Transferred!. 1 ST Energy Transfer. SUN AUTOTROPH. 2 ND Energy Transfer. HETEROTROPH. 3 RD Energy Transfer. HETEROTROPH. HETEROTROPH. 4 TH Energy Transfer. HETEROTROPH. HETEROTROPH. 5 TH Energy Transfer???. HETEROTROPH. HETEROTROPH Fungi are Decomposers.
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1ST Energy Transfer SUNAUTOTROPH
2ND Energy Transfer HETEROTROPH
3RD Energy Transfer HETEROTROPH HETEROTROPH
4TH Energy Transfer HETEROTROPH HETEROTROPH
5TH Energy Transfer??? HETEROTROPH HETEROTROPH Fungi are Decomposers
TROPHIC LEVELS = steps in a food chain • 1st trophic levelis theproducer • 2nd trophic level is the primary consumer or herbivore • 3rd level is the secondary consumer or smaller carnivore • 4th level is the tertiary consumer or larger carnivore
Trophic Level# of energy transfers from sun to organism (i.e. each step in a food chain)
Energy Flow is Inefficient ~17% energy stored as fat ~48% energy is lost as HEAT ~35% energy becomes waste
What’s left? Only 10% of energy from previous trophic level is available to next level as food or biomass. This is known as the 10% law.
So, if I start with • 1000 units of energy in my producer trophic level, • What units of energy are available at each trophic level?
Pyramid of Energy PYRAMID OF ENERGY
Matter is re-cycled! Molecules are simply rearranged as they are made and broken down.
Water Cycle • Precipitation/Condensation • Absorption (roots, groundwater/soil, plant leaves) • Transpiration (through stomata in plant leaves). • Evaporation (heat) • BRAIN POP
Brain Pop Videos • http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/energypyramid/ • http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/foodchains/