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    EnSci Reviewer #1 - Ecosystem Reviewer

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    An ecosystem consists of biotic and abiotic factors that interact to allow organisms to survive. Biotic factors include producers like plants that generate energy through photosynthesis, consumers that eat producers or other consumers, and decomposers like fungi and bacteria that break down dead organic matter. Abiotic factors include sunlight, temperature, water, and soil minerals. Populations are groups of the same species that live in a defined area, and communities include multiple interacting populations. Food chains and webs show how energy flows through ecosystems as autotrophs are eaten by heterotrophs in a series of trophic levels.

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    EnSci Reviewer #1 - Ecosystem Reviewer

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    An ecosystem consists of biotic and abiotic factors that interact to allow organisms to survive. Biotic factors include producers like plants that generate energy through photosynthesis, consumers that eat producers or other consumers, and decomposers like fungi and bacteria that break down dead organic matter. Abiotic factors include sunlight, temperature, water, and soil minerals. Populations are groups of the same species that live in a defined area, and communities include multiple interacting populations. Food chains and webs show how energy flows through ecosystems as autotrophs are eaten by heterotrophs in a series of trophic levels.

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    An ecosystem consists of biotic and abiotic factors that interact to allow organisms to survive. Biotic factors include producers like plants that generate energy through photosynthesis, consumers that eat producers or other consumers, and decomposers like fungi and bacteria that break down dead organic matter. Abiotic factors include sunlight, temperature, water, and soil minerals. Populations are groups of the same species that live in a defined area, and communities include multiple interacting populations. Food chains and webs show how energy flows through ecosystems as autotrophs are eaten by heterotrophs in a series of trophic levels.

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    EnSci Reviewer #1 - Ecosystem Reviewer

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    An ecosystem consists of biotic and abiotic factors that interact to allow organisms to survive. Biotic factors include producers like plants that generate energy through photosynthesis, consumers that eat producers or other consumers, and decomposers like fungi and bacteria that break down dead organic matter. Abiotic factors include sunlight, temperature, water, and soil minerals. Populations are groups of the same species that live in a defined area, and communities include multiple interacting populations. Food chains and webs show how energy flows through ecosystems as autotrophs are eaten by heterotrophs in a series of trophic levels.

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    What is Ecosystem?

    What is Population?
    Consist of both non-living and living factors.
    Is defined as a group of the same or similar
    Biotic and abiotic factors work together for an
    species living in the similar geographical area.
    ecosystem to survive and flourish.

     Abiotic- Rain, sunlight, temperature, and What is Community?


    minerals in the soil are non-living. Refers to all the populations in a specific area or
     Biotic- plants, animals, and bacteria are region at a certain time. Its structure involves
    living. many types of interactions among species.

    What is Biomes? Determining Population Size:


    Are the distinct biological communities that have 1. Direct Observation- Count the organism
    formed in response to a shared physical climate. 2. Indirect Observation- look for signs of
    organism
    Types of biomes 3. Sampling- Count the organisms in a small
    1. Aquatic Biomes area and make an estimate
    2. Desert Biomes 4. Mark and Recapture Studies- capture,
    3. Forest Biomes mark, and release organisms, then
    4. Tundra Biomes recapture and look for the marks.

    What is Producer? Populations can change in the size when new


    members join the population, or when members
    Are the plants in the ecosystem, which can leave the population.
    generate their own energy requirement through
    photosynthesis, in the presence of sunlight and  Immigration- means moving into a
    chlorophyll. population.
     Emigration- means leaving a
    All other living beings are dependent on plants population.
    for their energy requirement of food as well as
    oxygen. Limiting Factors

    Example: Algae, Some Bacteria, Plants. Is an environmental condition that causes a


    population to decrease.
    What is Consumers?
     Food and Water
    Include herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.  Space
     Herbivores- only eats plants.  Weather
     Carnivores- are animals that eat other
    animals. The largest population that an area can support
     Omnivores- animals that eat both plants is called carrying capacity.
    and animals.
    What is Decomposers? Food Chain
    Are the fungi and bacteria, which are the Is the series of organisms that eat one another so
    saprophytes. They feed on the decaying organic that energy and nutrients flow from one to the
    matter and convert this matter into nitrogen and next.
    carbon dioxide.
    Autotrophs- also known as self- feeders, can
    The saprophytes play a vital role in recycling the make their own food.
    nutrients so that the producers such as plants
    can use them once again.
    Photoautotrophs- such as plants, use energy
    from sunlight to make organic compound—
    sugars—out of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis.

    Chemoautotrophs- use energy from chemicals to


    build organic compounds out of carbon dioxide
    or similar molecules.

    Heterotrophs- also known as other-feeders, can’t


    capture light or chemical energy to make their
    own food out of carbon dioxide.

    Tropic Levels- it reflects how many transfers of


    energy and nutrients.

    Food Web

    Defined as network of food chains which are


    interconnected at various topic level. Also known
    as consumer- resource system.

    Types of Food Web:

    1. Topological Webs
    2. Flow Webs
    3. Interaction Web

    Different Food Webs:


    1. Soil Food Web
    2. Aquatic Food Web
    3. Food Web in Forest
    4. Food Web of Grassland
    5. Food Web in terrestrial and
    aquatic ecosystem

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