ecosytems

Question 1

biodiversity 

Answer 1

A measure of the number of living species in an area

Question 2

flow of energy

Answer 2

Energy flows, and I direct path from the sun to producers and then consumers. 90% of energy is lost as heat to metabolic process.

Question 3

Describe the recycling of matter

Answer 3

matters recycled through the biosphere decomposition will convert matter back into an organic nutrient pool, which will be taken up again by producers 

Question 4

what is a trophic cascade? 

Answer 4

indirect effects occur when organisms activity or behavior affects other organisms, which they do not directly interact with 

Question 5

What is a trophic level

Answer 5

A feeding level within a food chain or the stages in the energy transfer model 

Question 6

Ecological niche

Answer 6

describes a functional position of an organism in its environment 

Question 7

Scavengers

Answer 7

consume the already dead

Question 8

detritivers

Answer 8

organisms feed on waste or dead organic matter