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Energy Pyramid

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Energy Pyramid

By: mrs. Lowery

Death-Eaters

scavengers

Photo by H2O Alchemist

Insects

some birds

Photo by Leo Reynolds

some omnivores

Photo by kat+sam

Canines, hyenas, and some big cats

Photo by doublejwebers

piranhas

Photo by Jonas Hansel

Decomposers

bacteria and protists

fungi

Detritivores

saprotrophs: eat decayed matter
Photo by jenny downing

Millipedes, isopods, fiddler crabs

sea stars and sea cucumbers

worms, slugs, and some insects

producers

autotrophs: Self-feeders

energy from the sun

photoautotrophs: green plants and algae

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chemoautotrophs: chemical eaters

Consumers

HETEROTROPHS / other eaters
Photo by marfis75

primary consumers

herbivores: plant eaters

secondary consumers

small carnivores and omnivores

tertiary consumers

carnivores and omnivores

quaternary consumers

top / Apex predators

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Energy transfer: Think about what we eat

Photo by WarzauWynn

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trophic cascades

trophic cascades

  • the presence of top predators in an ecosystem can affect biomass, nutrients, gas exchange, and the landscape.

yellowstone wolves

Photo by swh

Bass and yellow perch in lakes