Organisms and environments

7.12(A)

Energy Flow in Food Pyramids

Diagram the flow of energy within trophic levels and describe how the available energy decreases in successive trophic levels in energy pyramids.

Part of The student understands that ecosystems are dependent upon the cycling of matter and the flow of energy

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Intro

Energy on the Move

By the end of this lesson, you will diagram how energy moves from one feeding level to the next in an ecosystem and describe why less energy is available at each higher level. This flow starts with the sun and moves through living things step by step.