Projections by Locality, PDC, and Towns. The following Excel files contain aggregate population data for each locality, PDC, and large town. You may also download the detailed projections data, as well as shapefiles of aggregate projections for localities and PDCs in this one-click download of all files.
Carnivorous animals such as frogs, shrews, snakes, owls, skunks, ladybird beetles and mink, kill and eat other animals. These secondary consumers package the sunlight energy as a mixture of proteins and fats we call meat. Predators depend on grazers and browsers and on other predators. Parasititism:
Transfer of Energy Consumers cannot make their own food. Instead they obtain energy by eating producers and other consumers. The energy stored in the molecules of one organism is transferred to another organism when one organism consumes another. At the same time, the matter that makes up those molecules is transferred from one organism to another. Each step in the series of organisms eating other organisms is called a trophic level . Food Chains and Food Webs A food chain is a way of showing how matter and energy pass from one organism to another.