Detritivore

Lesson Overview 3.3 Energy Flow in Ecosystems Lesson Overview Energy Flow in Ecosystems THINK ABOUT IT What happens to energy stored in body tissues when one organism eats another? Energy moves from the ?eaten? to the ?eater.? Where it goes from there depends on who eats whom! Lesson Overview Energy Flow in Ecosystems Food Chains and Food Webs How does energy flow through ecosystems? Energy flows through an ecosystem in a one-way stream, from primary producers to various consumers. Lesson Overview Energy Flow in Ecosystems Food Chains A food chain is a series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten. Food chains can vary in length. An example from the Everglades is shown. Lesson Overview Energy Flow in Ecosystems Food Chains