Vocab
Elements that pass from one organism to another among parts of the biosphere through closed loops
Biochemical cycles
Any living part of the environment
Biotic factor
Animal that eats plants and animals
Omnivore
What is the largest part of the food web
Scavenger
Elements pass from one organism to smother and among parts of the biosphere through close loops
Biogeochemical cycle
The total amount of living tissue within a given level is called its
Biomass
Name one abiotic factor
Sun
Weather
Heat
Water
Ect.
The source of all energy of life
Sun
What does the food web start with
Primary Producers
The chemical substances that an organism need to substain life
Nutrients.
Krill are one example of a diverse group of small swimming animals
Zooplankton
Sunlight is a what factor
Abiotic
The type of animal that turns sunlight into energy first
Producer
Can the food chain be in the food web
Yes
Decomposers release nitrogen from waste and dead organisms which is released into the atmosphere e
Denitrification
A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
Food chain
Any non living part of the environment
Abiotic factor
How does energy flow in a food chain
In a one way stream and energy decreases as it grows
Without decomposers what would be locked in dead organisms
Nutrients
the nutrient whose supply limits productivity
Living nutrient
Captures light energy and uses it power chemical reactions that convert CO2 and water to oxygen
Photosynthesis
What does it mean for biotic and abiotic factors to be dynamic
Constantly effect each other
Use Solar or chemical energy to produce foods, by making complex organic molecules
Autotrophs
What happens to producers if they aren’t eaten
They die
If ample sunlight and water are available the primary productivity of an ecosystem may...
Be limited by the availability of nutrients