Energy Flow

This bingo card has a free space and 24 words: Ecosystem (BIOME)– all the living and non-living things that INTERACT in an environment and how they affect each other, Autotroph – organism that can make own food by using energy from the sun (producer) PLANTS, Compost – mixture of decaying substances full of nutrients, can be used as fertilizer, Decay – to decompose or break down, Consumers – they consume (or eat) plants or other animals, Heterotroph –organism that gets its energy from the food it eats (another word for consumer), Herbivore - feeding on grass and other plants, Producers – produce their own food (plants), Trophic level – each level in a food chain or (energy pyramid). 10 % rule – is passed from one level to the next level, Decomposers – they feed on wastes of plants and animals or their remains after they die, replenish soil with nutrients (also called detritivores), Compost bin –a container holding various decaying organic substances, Omnivore - eats both plant and animals, Organism – is a living thing such as plants, animals, trees, bacteria, Carnivore – eats flesh (animals), Energy pyramid – a model that shows the amount of energy available at each step of the food chain, Environment – all the living and non-living things that surround and affect a given organism, Population – is all on of ONE kind of organism, Respiration – cells use food (like glucose) to release its energy to use for all life processes., Prey – animal that is hunted or seized for food, Food chain - single path as animals eat each other. Shows the flow of energy, Food web – a diagram that combines many food chains, shows how many animals are interconnected by different paths, Predator – an organism that feeds on other organisms, Biomass - total mass of all living matter in a given area and Community – all the LIVING things in an ecosystem.

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