Energy Flow Through an Ecosystem Food Chains Food
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Energy Flow Through an Ecosystem Food Chains, Food Webs, Energy Pyramids copyright cmassengale 1
• Begins with the SUN • Photosynthesis 6 CO 2 + 6 H 2 O + sunlight & chlorophyll C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6 O 2 copyright cmassengale 2
Photosynthesis • Chemical reaction where green plants use water & carbon dioxide to store the sun’s energy in glucose ENERGY is stored in glucose Glucose is stored as starch in plants • • copyright cmassengale 3
Organisms that can make glucose during photosynthesis are called PRODUCERS. copyright cmassengale 4
Producers use most of the energy they make for themselves. copyright cmassengale 5
Producers use cellular respiration to supply the energy they need to live. copyright cmassengale 6
6 O 2 + C 6 H 12 O 6 --> 6 H 2 O + 6 CO 2 + energy CELLULAR RESPIRATION is the chemical reaction that releases the energy in glucose. copyright cmassengale 7
The energy that is not used by producers can be passed on to organisms that cannot make their own energy. copyright cmassengale 8
Organisms that cannot make their own energy are called CONSUMERS. copyright cmassengale 9
Consumers that eat producers to get energy: • Are first order (1 ) or primary consumers • Are herbivores (plant-eaters) st copyright cmassengale 10
Most of the energy the primary consumer gets from the producer is used by the consumer. copyright cmassengale 11
Some of the energy moves into the atmosphere as heat. copyright cmassengale 12
Some energy in the primary consumer is STORED & not lost to the atmosphere or used by the consumer itself. This energy is available for another consumer (predator). copyright cmassengale 13
A Consumer that Eats Another Consumer for Energy: • Is called a secondary or 2 nd order consumer • May be a carnivore or a omnivore • May be a predator • May be a scavenger copyright cmassengale 14
Most of the energy the secondary consumer gets from the primary consumer is used by the secondary consumer. copyright cmassengale 15
Some of the energy is lost as heat, but some energy is stored and can passed on to another consumer. copyright cmassengale 16
A consumer that eats a consumer that already ate a consumer: • Is called a 3 rd order or tertiary consumer • May be a carnivore or a omnivore • May be a predator • May be a scavenger copyright cmassengale 17
Consumers that eat producers & other consumers Are called omnivores Omnivores eat plants and animals copyright cmassengale 18
Consumers that hunt & kill other consumers are called predators. The animals that are hunted & killed are called prey. copyright cmassengale 19
Consumers that eat other dead consumers are called scavengers copyright cmassengale 20
The transfer of energy from the sun to producer to primary consumer then to higher order consumers can be shown in a FOOD CHAIN. copyright cmassengale 21
Food Chains Show Available Energy copyright cmassengale 22
More Food Chains copyright cmassengale 23
Another way of showing the transfer of energy in an ecosystem is the ENERGY PYRAMID copyright cmassengale 24
Energy Pyramids Show • Amount of available energy decreases for higher consumers Amount of available energy decreases down the food chain It takes a large number of producers to support a small number of primary consumers It takes a large number of primary consumers to support a small number of secondary consumers • • • copyright cmassengale 25
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Food Webs: • Are interconnected food chains They show the feeding relationships in an ecosystem • copyright cmassengale 27
How Many Chains are in this web? copyright cmassengale 28
Identify the Producers, Consumers, & Decomposers: Count the Food Chains! copyright cmassengale 29
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