Ecology and Ecosystem

EnvironmentalLimits

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rearrange bubbles so it makes sense

Biosphere Cyclic Processes

find what's important

group important elements into categories

look for connections

Concept And Structure of Ecology and Ecosystem

Ecology

The study of how all things in an ecosystem interact

Ecosystems

Abiotic

Bacteria

Reptiles

Fish

Birds

Fungi

Plants

Biotic

Water

Rocks

Sunlight

Temperature

Humidity

Types of ecoystem

Grassland

Forest

Desert

Aquatic

Function and Management of Ecology and Ecosystem

Energy

Trophic Level

Definition : Each step in the transfer of energy in a community

Producers

Autotrophs (Self-feeding)

i) photosynthesis used to convert sunlight, chemical energy
ii) produce carbohydrate for immediate use or for later storage
iii) examples: plants, algae, and some bacteria

Consumers

Heterotrophs (obtain food by eating other organims)

Types of consumers

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Decomposers

Organism that obtain the energy from dead organisms

Food chain

Feeding relationship between different living things in particular habitat

Food web

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