Flow of Energy in Ecosystems

biotic factors

• Living parts of an ecosystem.

• Non-living parts of an ecosystem.

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abiotic factors

• Living organisms in an ecosystem.
• Non-living parts of an ecosystem.

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ecosystem

• All the living and nonliving parts of an environment

• All the living parts of an environment

• All the nonliving parts of an environment

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decomposers

• Decomposers primarily produce energy for the ecosystem.
• Decomposers are only found in aquatic environments.
• Decomposers are harmful to plant growth.
• Decomposers break down dead matter to return the nutrients back to the environment

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producers

• Organisms that make their own food.

• Creatures that rely on sunlight for warmth.
• Entities that decompose organic matter.
• Organisms that consume other organisms.

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consumers

• make their own food

• eat plants or animals to gain energy

• gain energy as they go through photosynthesis

• plants

primary consumers

• A consumer that eats producers; can be an omnivore or herbivore

• A consumer that eats primary consumers; can be an omnivore or

  carnivore

• Also called autotrophs because they produce their own food

• A consumer that eats secondary consumers; can be an omnivore

  or carnivore

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examples of decomposers

• birds, hawks

• grass, trees

• fungi, bacteria

• algae, phytoplankton

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secondary consumers

• A consumer that eats primary consumers; can be an omnivore or

  carnivore

• A consumer that eats producers; can be an omnivore or herbivore

• Break down the remains and wastes of other organisms

• Also called autotrophs because they produce their own food

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examples of producers

• grass, carrots

• crickets, grasshoppers

• worms, mushrooms

• water, sun

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