Energetics Definitions 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyEcology, ecosystems and environmental biologyA2/A-levelCCEA Created by: stressystudentCreated on: 01-04-22 12:06 Trophic Level a 'feeding level' within a food chain 1 of 12 Producer an organism which manufactures organic substances from inorganic substances 2 of 12 Autotrophic Makes their own organic molecules in photosynthesis 3 of 12 Chemoautotroph organisms that use chemical rather than light energy to make organic substances 4 of 12 Consumers an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms 5 of 12 Heterotrophic obtain their own organic molecules by feeding on other organisms 6 of 12 Decomposers bacteria and fungi involved in decay and decomposition 7 of 12 Detritivores organisms like earthworms and woodlice involved in decay and decomposition 8 of 12 Food Web a pattern of interrelated food chains, showing how a number of different organisms feed on more than one kind of organism 9 of 12 Gross Primary Productivity the total amount of energy captured in newly synthesised carbohydrates during photosynthesis 10 of 12 Standing crop The biomass at the point in time in which it is measured 11 of 12 Productivity The rate at which organic materials are produced per unit area/volume, per unit time 12 of 12
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