Food For Thought
1. What does the suffix “troph” mean?
The suffix “Troph” means “One nourished or growing in the manner indicated
2. What do you think a trophic level is?
A trophic level is one level within the trophic level pyramid
3. How about food chains, food webs? Compare and contrast those terms you learned in biology.
Food chains- Basic hierarchy of food
Food webs- More detailed as it shows the what food eat what
Similar- Both display the transfer of energy throughout organisms
a. What do you have to do to turn it into a food web? Do so. 5. Look at the following diagrams called Energy Pyramids
The suffix “Troph” means “One nourished or growing in the manner indicated
2. What do you think a trophic level is?
A trophic level is one level within the trophic level pyramid
3. How about food chains, food webs? Compare and contrast those terms you learned in biology.
Food chains- Basic hierarchy of food
Food webs- More detailed as it shows the what food eat what
Similar- Both display the transfer of energy throughout organisms
a. What do you have to do to turn it into a food web? Do so. 5. Look at the following diagrams called Energy Pyramids
What do they all have in common?
There are steadily less and less species as you travel up the pyramid.
How are they different?
Show different eco systems
Why are there are more organisms at the base and less organisms as you travel up the pyramid?
Because the organisms at the base are autotrophs
any idea what an energy pyramid shows?
An energy pyramid shows how energy is transferreD as it travels through consumers
There are steadily less and less species as you travel up the pyramid.
How are they different?
Show different eco systems
Why are there are more organisms at the base and less organisms as you travel up the pyramid?
Because the organisms at the base are autotrophs
any idea what an energy pyramid shows?
An energy pyramid shows how energy is transferreD as it travels through consumers