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Remember Ecosystem, Habitat and Niche?
Ecosystem – group of communities interacting with each other and the nonliving parts of their
environment Habitat – Place where an organism
lives Niche – organisms role or job, in its habitat, often associated with what
it eats.
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How do organisms interact with their environment?
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Producers and Consumers
• Producers make their own food usually by a process called photosynthesis.
• Consumers obtain food by eating other organisms
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Food ChainProducer
Primary consumer
Secondary Consumer
At each level, only about 10 % of the energy that is produced is passed on
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Trophic Levels
TertiaryConsumer
Secondary Consumer
Primary Consumer
Producer
In each link of the food chain, only 10% of the energy in the food is transferred to the next level!!
What happens to the
Other 90%?
Energy is lost in heat and carrying out life
processes
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Food Chain
Sun
Grass
Deer
Wolf
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Food WebOrganisms can eat more than one thing
Arrows point to where the energy is going!