ECOSYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS Flashcards
COINED THE “ ECOSYSTEM” TO RECOGNIZETHE INTEGRATION OF THE BITIC COMMUNITY AND ITS PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AS A FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF ECOLOGY.
ARTHUR GEORGE TANSLEY
TWO GRPS OF BIOTIC COMPONENTS
PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS
2 SPECIAL TYPE OF CONSUMERS IN BIOTIC COMPONENTS
DECOMPOSERS, SCAVENGERS
NON LIVING VHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL FACTORS THAT HELP SUSTAIN LIFE IN THE ECOSYSTEM.
ABIOTIC COMPONENTS
autothrops
producers
heterothrops
consumers
feed on plants
herbivores
feed on both animals and plants
omnivores
feed on dead plants and animals on their waste
decomposers
break down the waste of material from producers and other consumers into inorganic substances, which in turn serve as nutrients for the producers
detritus
shows a sequence of how organisms obtain their energy
food chain
describes the feeding relationships in an ecosystem. shows how variety of food chains are interrelated to one another
food web
concept of food web
food cycle
introduced the concept of food web, which he called ________
CHARLES ELTON
SHOWS THE RELATIVE AMOUNT OF SLOAR ENERGY TRANSFERRED FROM ONE FEEDING TO NEXT LEVEL
ENERGY PYRAMID