Introduction To Ecology

Introduction to Ecology Energy and Organisms

Agenda: 03/19/09 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Producers and Consumers ,[object Object],[object Object],Also Called Autotroph ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],self energy

Producers and Consumers ,[object Object],[object Object],Also Called Heterotroph ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],different energy

Processes by Which Producers Obtain Energy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Both - make their own energy

Food Chains and Food Webs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A food web shows : the complex network of feeding relationships and flow of energy Trophic Level ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1 2 3 Primary Consumers 3. Zooplankton 4. Shrimp 5. Sea turtle 6. Parrotfish 7 4 5 6 9 8 10 Secondary Consumers 7. Sea sponge 8. Jellyfish 9. Triggerfish Tertiary Consumers 10. Reef shark

A food web shows : the complex network of feeding relationships and flow of energy Trophic Level ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1 2 3 Primary Consumers 3. Zooplankton 4. Shrimp 5. Sea turtle 6. Parrotfish 7 4 5 6 9 8 10 Secondary Consumers 7. Sea sponge 8. Jellyfish 9. Triggerfish Tertiary Consumers 10. Reef shark Energy flows from prey to predator!!! Think of this: prey ---is eaten by---> predator

A food web shows : the complex network of feeding relationships and flow of energy Trophic Level ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1 2 3 Primary Consumers 3. Zooplankton 4. Shrimp 5. Sea turtle 6. Parrotfish 7 4 5 6 9 8 10 Secondary Consumers 7. Sea sponge 8. Jellyfish 9. Triggerfish Tertiary Consumers 10. Reef shark Remember: energy flows from prey to predator!!!

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