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Name : _____________________________________ Activity No. : _____7______ Group No. : ____________ FLOW OF ENERGY OBJECTIVES 1.

Trace the flow of energy in an ecosystem. 2. Identify the different kinds of consumers. 3. Explain the importance of each species in the ecosystem. OBSERVATION/QUESTIONS

Yr. & Sec. Date Score

: ____________ : ____________ : ____________

1. What is the primary source of energy in the food web above? ______________________ 2. What symbol is used to indicate the flow of energy in a food chain or web? ______________________ 3. What happens to energy as we move from step to step in a chain or web? ______________________ 4. The primary consumers are also called _________________ because they only eat plants. 5. Secondary consumers may be _______________ eating meat or _______________ that eat both plants and animals. 6. What organism feeds on dead plants and animals and helps recycle the nutrients in them? _______________ Give two examples: ______________________ and ______________________. 7. What is the trophic level of the coyote in the food chain: cactus grasshopper scorpion roadrunner coyote ______________________ grass rabbit coyote ______________________ Group the organisms from the food web according to how they obtain energy. PRODUCERS HERBIVORES CARNIVORES OMNIVORES

Write the organisms from the food web in their correction position in the energy pyramid. Label the trophic level they belong to and indicate the amount of energy they obtain.
TROPHIC LEVEL AMOUNT OF ENERGY

CONCLUSION Why is each species important in maintaining balance in the ecosystem?

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