Ecology
Dictionary Definition -
the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment
Dictionary Definition -
the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment
Models can help Explain Feeding Relationships
Models help explain feeding relationships
Energy & Matter Movement
Energy & Matter Movement
- Food chains and food webs are models that show how energy and matter move through the organisms of an ecosystem.
Food Chain
- A food chain shows one path of energy movement through an ecosystem...
Producer
- From a producer like grass...
Primary Consumer
- To a herbivore or primary consumer like a grasshopper...
Secondary Consumer
- To a secondary consumer like a robin or another small bird...
Tertiary Consumer
To a tertiary consumer like a hawk or eagle..
To a tertiary consumer like a hawk or eagle..
Food Web
- A food web shows many paths of energy movement through an ecosystem.
- It indicates that each organism eats and is eaten by several organisms.
