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Ecological terms
starter for pyramids in ecology
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Biology
11th Grade
09/07/2007

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What am I?

I only eat vegetation and am eaten by other animals further up the food chain. Sometimes I am called a herbivore.
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A PRIMARY CONSUMER-these are always herbivores.
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What am I?

I always start a food chain and my name indicates that I am able to make my own food using sunlight energy.
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A PRODUCER
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What am I?

I rely for food on eating other animals which are herbivores. I am not a herbivore-I am a carnivore.
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A SECONDARY CONSUMER
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What am I?

I am at the top of a food chain. Nothing eats me but I eat other animals further down the chain.
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A TOP CARNIVORE
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What do we call a picture to represent a food chain drawn as a series of bars where the width of the bar is proportional to the number of animals or plants at each level.
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A PYRAMID OF NUMBERS
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