Ecosystems and Flow of Energy

2. matter is never created or destroyed is Law of Conservation of ____________.
3. plants produce their own ___________by photosynthesis
5. a group of interconnected food chains
6. life forms like bacteria or fungi that break down dead and decaying matter
9. when an animal slows down to save energy
10. any group of organisms on the energy pyramid like producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, etc.
15. anything that causes a response, may be internal or external
17. meat eater
19. any organism that can make its own food
21. the ability to do work

1. the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment
3. straight line chart showing energy flow and consumer/producer relations
4. the PROCESS where plants make food
7. animal hunted by the predator
8. when processes slow down during dry, hot weather
10. An animal at the upper end of the food pyramid that consumes other carnivore is a ______________ consumer.
11. animal that eats both plants and animals (raccoon, Bear, etc.)
12. plant eater
13. any organism that gets its energy from other organisms
14. all plant and animal life in an environment and their interactions
16. animal that hunts another animal
18. About _________ percent of the energy is moved up from one tropic level to the next
20. a reaction to a stimulus