Name: Period: _ Energy in Ecosystems Vocabulary Chapter 2 Green book Vocabulary Word Producer Consurmer Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore Scavenger What is this? (definition) What are some examples? What does it look like? (draw a picture or diagram) Vocabulary Word Decomposer Food Chain Food Web Energy Pyramid Photosynthesis Respiration What is this? (definition) What are some examples? What does it look like? (draw a picture or diagram) Name _ Ecosystems and Biomes Date _ Class Name _ Ecosystems Guided Reading and Study ehet.p+er Energy Flow in Ecosystems _ ;;l S4! e,- L __ Class Guided Reading and Study and Biomes Energy Flow in Ecosystems 9. This section explains the different roles that organisms play in the movement of energy through an ecosystem. The section also describes how organisms in the different roles interact toform food chains and food webs. Date (continued) Is the following sentence true or false? Decomposers return materials to the environment. _ raw Food Chains and Food Webs Use Target Reading Skills After you read the section, reread the paragraphs that contain definitions of Key Terms. Use all the information you have learned to write meaningful sentences using Key Terms. 10. A series of events in which one organism eats another energy is called a(n) _ and obtains 11. Label the producer food chain. consumers and the first-level and second-level Energy Roles Match the energy role with its definition. Energy RoJe Definition 1. producer a. Organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms b. Organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms c. Organism 2. consumer 3. decomposer that can make its own food 4. What types of organisms are producers? 5. Is the following sunlight. true or false? Energy enters all ecosystems _ 6. Is the following sentence food in an ecosystem. 7. List two major groups sentence true or false? Producers _ 8. Complete are the source of all the b. the compare/ contrast _ table. Types of Consumers Type of Consumer 12. The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n) 13. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about a food web. of decomposers. a. as Type of Food Only plants a. Producers are at the top of the food web. b. All first-level consumers are carnivores. c. Second-level consumers may be carnivores d. An organism may play more than one role in a food web. or omnivores. Energy Pyramids 14. What does an energy pyramid show? Carnivore Both plants and animals Dead organisms © P"1lOIl Educaffon, lnc., publishing os P,mson Prenffce Holi.M r~h~ reserved. © Peorson Educoffon, lnc, publisling os Peorson Prenffce Holi. Allrigh~ reserved. in the _ ~rune __ Dare Ecosystems and Blomllll • _ Class Name _ _ Date Ecosystems and Biomes Guided Reading and Study _ Class Review and Reinforce Energy Flow in Ecosystems 15. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about an energy pyramid. a. The greatest amount of energy is available at the producer level. Understanding b. At each level of the pyramid, there is more energy available. Answer the JollfYWingquestions Main Ideas Oil a separate sheet of paper. c. About half the energy at one level is transferred to the next. d. Most food webs have only three or four feeding levels. 16. Why are there usually few organisms at the top of a food web? CAns.-t~ 1. Which organism in the food web above is sometimes a first-level consumer and sometimes a second-level consumer? Explain. 2. Choose one food chain in the web. Name all the organisms in that chain. Start with the producer and end with the top-level consumer. 3. Draw an energy pyramid for the food chain you chose. Label the pyramid to tell how much food energy is available at each level. Building Q p Vocabulary •. Ii ;'"write the term that fits each definition below. 4, Organisms that make their own food 5. Organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms 6. Organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment 7. Consumers that eat only animals 8. Consumers that eat only plants 9. Consumers that eat both plants and animals 10. Consumers that feed on the bodies of dead organisms © """'" EOOm!ion.Inc., publisl;ng .. p"""", Ptentice HoI. AI",,~ "",1VIIi. © ""000 Edu"~",, Inc., pub~shing lIS P",,,,,n p",,~(.Holi. MI,~h~ 'IlI, ne d. _ Nature A to Z Name: ----------------------- Think of your backyard, garden or neighborhood and write down living things for each letter of the alphabet. A N B 0 C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M Z 1. How many of the items belong to the: a. Animal kingdom? __ b. Plant kingdom? _ 2. Create a food chain using at least three items from your list. 3. How do living things interact? Choose two items and describe their interactions. Pyramid Directions tJarYle.: -----1. Shade the first (bottom) level of each pyramid green. peIf'L'~cl~ ---- 2. 3. 4. 5. Shade the second level of each pyramid yellow. Shade the third level of each pyramid blue. Shade the fourth (top) level of each pyramid red. Label each level of the first pyramid side with the following terms as you move up the pyramid: producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer. 6. Label each level of the second pyramid side with the following terms as you move up the pyramid: plants, herbivores, carnivores, top carnivores. 7. Label each level of the third pyramid side with the following terms as your move up the pyramid: autotroph, 1st order heterotroph, z= order heterotroph, 3rd order heterotroph. 8. Draw a picture of what might belong in each level: 1st: flowers, trees, grass, algae 2nd: caterpillars, cows, grasshoppers, beetles 3rd: humans, birds, frogs 4th: lions, dogs, snakes 9. Fold your pyramid on the lines radiating from the center and tape it together. 10. Answer the following questions using your pyramid: a. What are three terms used to describe organisms such as trees? b. What are three terms used to describe organisms such as cows? c. What are three terms used to describe organisms such as humans? d. What are three terms sued to describe organisms such as lions? e. What do the organisms in each trophic level eat? f. Do organisms always stay in the same level? Explain your answer.
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