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Science: Chapter 12-3
What are energy pyramids?
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6th Grade
03/29/2008

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Define: energy pyramid
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a way of showing how energy moves through a food chain
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About how much energy is

transfered (moved) to each level

in an food chain?

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about 10%
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If only 10% of the energy is moved to the next level in a food chain, what happens to the other 90%?
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  1. some is stored in the organism's body and used to live
  2. much is lost into the atmosphrere as heat
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Which level in an energy pyramid gets the most energy?
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producers
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Name the levels in an energy pyramid.
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tertiary consumers

secondary consumers

primary consumers

producers

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Which level of consumers is at the top of the energy pyramid?
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tertiary consumers

 

They get the least amount of energy.

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Where does all the energy in an energy pyramid come from?
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the sun
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In an ecosystem, are there more consumers or producers?
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producers
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