FLOW OF ENERGY THROUGH THE ECOSYSTEM BY: JULIAN NEME JARED DALLING ALLAN VARELA LIFE DEPENDS ON THE SUN • PHOTOSYNTHESIS: • Is a process used by plants and other organisms to use light energy usually the sun ‚ to make sugar molecules. • The result of photosynthesis is sugar which is called CARBOHYDRATES PRODUCERS‚ CONSUMERS‚ DECOMPOSERS • Producers: is an organism that makes its own food. • Consumers: is organisms that get their energy by eating other organisms. • Decomposers: there organisms
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The Flow of Energy Stacey Ann Langston SCI/209 February 3‚ 2013 Cynthia Collin-Clausen The Flow of Energy The marine ecosystem relies on solar energy converted through photosynthesis by producers. Consumers‚ fish for example‚ metabolize‚ and release as chemical energy to convert into mechanical energy. The ecosystem distributes energy to living organisms through heat energy. Decomposers break down dead organisms and deplete them of their
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Energy Flow Robert Green 1/9/15 SCI/275 Christina Kamnikar Energy Flow After reviewing figure 4-10 presented in chapter 4 of Environmental Science‚ it is easy to recognize the different trophic levels. Each trophic level shows how energy and biomass flow through a food chain however it is eventually lost as heat. These levels consist of: biomass of producers‚ those consumed‚ and those not consumed. The first trophic level has the producers which graze the food chain‚ grazers consist of the
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___24/03___ Topic: Energy Flow‚ Food Chains & Food Webs Multiple Choice Questions (10 Marks) Write your answers in the boxes below: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B B C C A A A D B B 1 Which of the following describes the flow of energy in an ecosystem? A heat energy chemical energy light energy B heat energy light energy chemical energy C light energy chemical energy heat energy D light energy heat energy chemical energy 2 The
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How does photosynthesis impact the flow of energy and the cycling of nutrients‚ you ask? Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis provides the base for the one way flow of energy through the biosphere. Plants convert energy from the sun into sugars‚ which provide fuel for themselves and for other organisms. Photosynthesis also cycles carbon and oxygen nutrients through the
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chains‚ Food Webs and the Flow of Energy in Ecosystems Introduction An ecosystem can be defined as a more or less self-contained function unit in ecology consisting of all abiotic and biotic interactions in a specific area. Flow of energy within an ecosystem is a one-way process; Photosynthesis utilizes light (solar) energy to yield chemical energy that is passed on to organisms at significantly reduced amounts at each level of nutrition. This ‘inefficiency’ in energy transfer is the principal constrain
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Freshwater Ecosystem Richard Parker SCIE131-Q4WW-F14 Professor Susann Brown 10/5/14 Freshwater Ecosystem An ecosystem is an environment filled with living plants‚ organisms‚ and animals. There are for main components in an ecosystem. The relationship of these four components makes it possible for each component to pass energy and use the food chain to survive and flourish. Elements and compounds are basically a required food source for plants. Plants utilize the sun and photosynthesis to harness
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Energy Flow Brittney Scarborough SCI/ 275 January 23‚ 2015 University of Phoenix Energy Flow In figure 4-10‚ there are three trophic levels. The first level is the producers. The second level is the first consumer and the last level is the second consumer. The plant is the producer‚ the rabbit is the first consumer and the fox is the second consumer. A producer absorbs the energy from the sun. It creates its own food by photosynthesis. The first order consumer eats the plant that has the most energy
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Lab 4 Worksheet: Model Ecosystems Student instructions: Follow the step-by-step instructions for this exercise found on the virtual lab and the instructions below and record your answers in the spaces below. Submit this completed document by the assignment due date found in the Syllabus. Please make sure that your answers are typed in RED. : 1. Please make sure you have read through all of the information in the “Question” and “Field Guide” areas. If you come upon terms that are
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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants‚ animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air‚ water and mineral soil)‚ interacting as a system. These components are regarded as linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. As ecosystems are defined by the network of interactions among organisms‚ and between organisms and their environment‚ they can come in any size but usually encompass specific‚ limited spaces (although
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