detritivore

heterotroph

autotroph

consumer

Convert radiant energy to chemical energy

Take in Carbon Dioxide and produce oxygen

Break down dead and decaying organisms and adding nutrients back to the soil

omnivore

carnivore

herbivore

autotroph

omnivore

carnivore

herbivore

tertiary consumer

omnivore

herbivore

carnivore

primary consumer

Trophic level 1

Trophic Level 2

Trophic level 3

Trophic Level 4

Producers

Primary Consumers

Secondary Consumers

Tertiary Consumers

10 J

1 J

100 J

1000 J

Because as energy moves from the bottom to the top level, less and less energy is available to higher levels.

Because the original energy from producers is the total energy available to all the organisms in the energy pyramid.

Because only about ten percent of the energy available at one level is transferred to the next level.

All of the above