1.2.1 Ecosystems

Question 1

Ecosystems

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A natural system made up of pants, animals and the environment

Question 2

Local ecosystem

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Small scale ecosystem (known as a habitat)
Eg. Pond or woodland

Question 3

Regional ecosystem

Answer 3

Medium scale
Eg.moorland area

Question 4

Global ecosystem/biome

Answer 4

Large scale
Eg. Tropical rainforest

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Biotic

Answer 5

Living components of an ecosystem

Question 6

Abiotic

Answer 6

Non-living components of an ecosystem

Question 7

Food chain

Answer 7

Direct links between producers and consumers

Question 8

Decomposer

Answer 8

Organisms like bacteria that break down dead tissues

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Food web

Answer 9

Connection between producers and consumers in a complext way with several branches

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Biomass

Answer 10

Total quantity/weight of organisms in given area

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Biodiversity

Answer 11

The variety of life in the world or a particular ecosystem

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Nutrient lynching

Answer 12

A set of processes where organisms extract minerals necessary for growth before passing them on through the food chain

Question 13

Physical linkage

Answer 13

Physical links between parts of the ecosystem eg. Animals eating plants

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Chemical linkage

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Chemical links in the ecosystem eg. Mild acids in rainwater speed up the decay of dead leaves

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Primary producers (plants)

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Green plants that use photosynthesis and take nutrients from the soil using their roots

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Primary consumers (herbivores)

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Plant-eating animals eg. Cows or rabbits

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Secondary consumers(carnivores)

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Animals that feed on herbivores
Eg. Foxes and cats

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Top carnivores

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Animals that hubt other carnivores
Eg. Lions and wolves