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Roth Ecosystems

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physical environment all non-living things
example of physical environment soil, weather, landforms, air, water
individual single organism in environment
population individual of same kind living in same environment
community all populations of organism living together in an environment
ecosystem each community interacts w/ its physical environment
habitat place where every population lives; neighborhood; many different populations in same habitat
niche each population has certain role in habitat
healthy ecosystem populations are interdependent; balance
producers plants; use sunlight to make food needed;
Where do producers store energy? energy not used is stored in roots, stems,& leaves
Why does all life in ecosystem depend on producers? producers capture energy of sun, change it into living tissue & pass it on
food chain consumers in ecosystem are connected to one another according to what they eat
decomposers consumers that break down tissue of dead organisms; use some energy & return remainder to soil
food web show relationship between different food chain in single ecosystem
energy pyramid shows amount of energy available to pass from one level of food chain to next
In energy pyramid, how much energy is passed on to next higher level? 10%--90% of energy taken in by organism is used for its own life processes
Created by: rothrams1
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