ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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into the grasshopper
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into the snakes body
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into the air
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Detailed explanation-1: -A grasshopper is an herbivore, which means that it is a consumer that eats only plants. The grasshopper uses the energy it gets from eating the plant to carry out its life activities, such as moving, growing, and reproducing.
Detailed explanation-2: -At each step up the food chain, only 10 percent of the energy is passed on to the next level, while approximately 90 percent of the energy is lost as heat. Teach your students how energy is transferred through an ecosystem with these resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -When the grasshopper eats the grass, energy in the leaves moves into the grasshopper’s body. The grasshopper uses some of that energy to hop and find food. It stores the rest of the energy from the grass in its body.
Detailed explanation-4: -Heterotrophs are also referred to as consumers. There are many different types of heterotrophs: Herbivores, such as cows, obtain energy by eating only plants. Carnivores, such as snakes, eat only animals.