9.4-Matter and Energy transfer within Ecosystems-1

To move through a series of steps that repeat.

• Cycle

• Procedure

• Experiment

Matter cycles between...

• Air, water, soil, plants, animal and microbes, as they live and die.

• Only Biotic

• Only Abiotic

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Organisms get matter from ____________.

• Environment

• Only from producers

• Only from consumers

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An organism that makes its own food using sunlight.

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Consumer

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They eat producers.

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Consumer

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Organisms that breakdown, or decompose, other organisms’ bodies after they die.

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Consumer

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When producers take in matter from the air, soil, water and sunlight.

• First step of cycle of matter

• Second step of cycle of matter

• Third step of cycle of matter

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Matter travels to consumers when they eat plants or animals.

• First step of cycle of matter

• Second step of cycle of matter

• Third step of cycle of matter

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The broken-down matter by decomposers can be returned to the soil.

• First step of cycle of matter

• Second step of cycle of matter

• Third step of cycle of matter

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