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1Chapter 7 Energy Pyramidsby nrowland11 termsFebruary 5, 2009
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energy pyramid definitions
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1way of showing how energy moves through a food chain53 sets
2a diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web26 sets
3diagram that shows the amount of energy from one feeding level to another in a food web15 sets
4simple diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organisim to another11 sets
5diagram that shows the energy available to each trophic level in an ecosystem; 10% is passed on to upper levels, the rest is lost as heat11 sets
6shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web9 sets
7shows the amount of energy available to pass from one level of a food chain to the next8 sets
8diagram that depicts each trophic level in an ecosystem and how much energy is stored in each trophic level8 sets
9model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem7 sets
10diagram representing energy loss from one trophic level to the next7 sets
11a diagram that shows how much food energy is passed from one organism to another along a food chain7 sets
12a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem's loss of energy, which results as energy passes through the ecosystem's food chain6 sets
13diagram representing energy loss from one trophic level to the next.5 sets
14a model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem5 sets
15a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position, or level, in the feeding order4 sets
16shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem4 sets
17a diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another4 sets
18a diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.4 sets
19a diagram that shows the amounts of energy that flow through each level of a food chain4 sets
20a diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position, or level, in the feeding order4 sets
21emphasizes the energy loss from one trophic level to the next4 sets
22a model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level of an ecosystem3 sets
23shows the amount of energy that is available to pass from one level of the food chain to the next3 sets
24triangle-shaped diagram that shows the loss of energy at each level of a food chain3 sets
25a diagram that shows how energy gets used in a food chain3 sets
26model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem.3 sets
27a diagram showing how much energy is passed from one organism to the next in a food chain3 sets
28a diagram showing the flow of energy through a food chain3 sets
29shows loss of energy at each level of the food chain.3 sets
30a model used to show the amount of energy available to living things in an ecosystem2 sets
31a model or diagram of how energy is transferred through the various energy levels in an ecosystem, where producers contain the greatest amount of energy and high-level consumers the least amount of energy.2 sets
32a depiction of the amount of energy in each trophic level of an ecosystem2 sets
33a diagram that shows an ecosystem's loss of energy2 sets
34the loss of energy at each level of the food chain2 sets
35plants store energy herbivores eat plant, canivors eat herbivors2 sets
36what shows energy lost?2 sets
37a diagram in which each trophic level is represented by a block2 sets
38as enegery transfers up trophic levels, only 10% of the energy gets transfer up each level. e.g. producer has 100 energy, primary consumer gets 10 energy.2 sets
39a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem's loss of energy as energy passes through the food chain2 sets
40a diagram that shows the amounts of energy that flow thru each level of the food chain2 sets