Energy in Ecosystems

3. The percentage of energy passed on to each trophic level.
7. The process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy.
11. An animal that primarily eats plants.
13. An animal that eats both plants and other animals.
14. An organism, such as a plant, that produces its own food. Base of the energy pyramid.
16. The top predator in an ecosystem, with no natural predators. Two words.
18. The interconnected series of food chains in an ecosystem. Two words.
19. An organism that consumes dead animals but does not typically hunt live prey.

1. Organism that makes their own food using sunlight.
2. The total mass of living matter at each trophic level is called this.
4. A graphical representation showing the distribution of energy among trophic levels. Two words.
5. The first consumer in a food chain that eats producers is this type of consumer.
6. Animals that only consume other animals for energy are called this.
8. Animals that must eat other organisms for energy.
9. An organism that eats primary consumers is this type of consumer.
10. Model showing that energy passes from one organism to another in a linear sequence. Two words.
12. Each step in a food chain or food web is referred to as this. Two words.
15. This type of consumer preys on secondary consumers.
17. An organism that feeds on dead matter to break it down.