Levels of Organisation (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Flashcards
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Food chains show
Food chains show
Energy transfer between organisms
Producers
Producers
Organisms that make food via photosynthesis
Primary consumers
Primary consumers
Herbivores that eat producers
Secondary consumers
Secondary consumers
Carnivores that eat primary consumers
Tertiary consumers
Tertiary consumers
Carnivores that eat secondary consumers
Apex predators
Apex predators
Top predators with no natural predators
Prey
Prey
Animals that are eaten
Transects
Transects
Lines for sampling at regular intervals to study ecosystem changes
Quadrats
Quadrats
Square frames to study organism distribution
Predator-prey cycles
Predator-prey cycles
Prey ↑→ predator ↑→ prey ↓→ predator ↓→ repeat