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Ecosystems

Ecosystems. What is an ecosystem? An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants and animals) sharing an environment. The largest ecosystems are called biomes. What is a biome? A biome is a very large ecosystem e.g. the tropical r ainforest. Simplified map to show world biomes.

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Ecosystems

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  1. Ecosystems What is an ecosystem?An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants and animals) sharing an environment. The largest ecosystems are called biomes. What is a biome? A biome is a very large ecosystem e.g. the tropical rainforest.

  2. Simplified map to show world biomes B B B B DESCRIBE the distribution of world biomes. EXPLAIN their distribution.

  3. Inputs, stores and outputs of an ecosystem precipitation biomass transpiration photosynthesis stores outputs Animals migrating into the area Inputs Animals migrating out water Soil weathering drainage Rock weathering carbon

  4. What happens to the sun’s energy?

  5. Energy Transfer & Loss • Energy enters the ecosystem as visible light, • Transfers to chemical potential, to kinetic, to heat, • Loss from system as heat or infrared radiation.

  6. Energy flow in an ecosystem The sun is the source of all energy for all life on earth. The initial process in energy flow is that of photosynthesis where light energy from the sun is trapped by green plants and turned into chemical energy, which can then be used for plant growth. Energy is then passed along through the ecosystem as food in a food chain or in a more complex food web.

  7. An ecosystem is also made up of different groups of producers and consumers and decomposers. From the plants providing food to the bacteria breaking down the DOM omnivores Autotrophs: create their own food supply e.g. plants detritivores

  8. How does energy move through an ecosystem?

  9. Label the autotrophs (producers), herbivores, carnivores omnivores and decomposers in this food web.

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