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Flow of Matter and Energy

Flow of Matter and Energy. A food chain is a linear representation of who eats who in an ecosystem. Quaternary Consumer. Tertiary Consumer. Secondary Consumer (carnivores or omnivores). Primary Consumer (herbivores). Producers (plants, algae).

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Flow of Matter and Energy

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  1. Flow of Matter and Energy

  2. A food chain is a linear representation of who eats who in an ecosystem. Quaternary Consumer Tertiary Consumer Secondary Consumer (carnivores or omnivores) Primary Consumer (herbivores) Producers (plants, algae)

  3. If you die before being incorporated into the food chain... Scavengers Detritus Feeders Courtesy of freeimages.co.uk Decomposers

  4. Food Webs • Food webs show the interactions between many food chains

  5. Photosynthesis

  6. Cell Respiration

  7. Trophic Pyramid

  8. Trophic Pyramid As you move up a trophic pyramid • Energy decreases • Number of individuals decreases • Biomass decreases (# individuals times their weight)

  9. Trophic Pyramids and Feeding a Starving Nation

  10. Bioaccumulation

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