Trophic levels
Producers, primary consumer, secondary consumer, teritary consumer, etc and decomposers
Amount of energy passed through each stage
10%
Food chain
Shows the movement of energy in an ecosystem. The arrow points in the direction of energy transfer.
Pyramids
The width of each step represents the amount of (pyramid type) in each stage from the food chain.
Pyramid types:
- Biomass
- Energy
- Number
Amount of energy transferred from sun to producer
1%
Predator
Hunts other organisms(preys).
Prey
Is hunted by a predator.
Producer
Makes its own food, other organisms usually feed on it
Decomposer
Feeds on dead organisms, bacteria mainly