Monday, May 9, 2011

(I)GCSE Topic 4.4 Trophic Levels


- Trophic = To Feed

- Photosynthesis > Herbivore >  Carnivore > Top Carnivore

-Photosynthesis / Producer
- Herbivore / Primary Consumer
- Carnivore / Secondary Consumer
- Top Carnivore / Tertiary Consumer

- Producer turns light energy into chemical energy
- Primary Consumer takes in the chemical energy of the plant and turns it into the chemical energy of the Primary Consumer.
- Secondary Consumer changes the chemical energy of the Primary Consumer into chemical energy of the Secondary Consumer.
- Tertiary Consumers take in the molecules of the Secondary consumer and turns it into a molecule suitable for the Tertiary Consumer.

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