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Energy Flow in Ecosystems Flashcards

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factors of an abiotic environment

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  • sunlight
  • wind
  • air composition
  • temperature
  • minerals
  • water
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factors of a biotic environment

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  • producers
  • consumers
  • decomposers
  • competition
  • predation
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give equivalents for the following of a usual food chain:
TL1 
TL2 
TL3 
TL4
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  • producer
  • primary consumer/herbivore/prey
  • secondary consumer/carnivore/prey and predator
  • tertiary consumer/rop carnivore/predator
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what is the study of living things and their interactions with each other and their environment

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ecology

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what is a self-supporting system of organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment

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ecosystem

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place within an ecosystem where specific organisms live

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habitat

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all of the organisms of a particular species found in an ecosystem

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population

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all the different species living in an ecosystem

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community

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the struggle fore resources

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competition

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all the non-biological components of the ecosystem including water, air temp etc

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a physical environment

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organism is an ecosystem that can make their own food through photosynthesis

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producer

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organism in an ecosystem that obtains energy by feeding on producers

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primary consumer

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organism in an ecosystem that obtains energy by feeding on primary consumer

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secondary consumer

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animal that feeds on plants

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herbivore

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animal hunted and killed by another for food

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prey

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animal that feeds on other animals

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carnivore

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animal that preys on other animals

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predator

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animal that has no natural predators

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top carnivore

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organism that decompose organic material

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decomposer

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organism that feeds on decaying organic material

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detritivore

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shows simple feeding relationships within an ecosystem

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food chain

22
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shows complex feeding relationships within an ecosystem

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food web

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stage in a food chain

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trophic level

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represents the number or organisms in each trophic level in a food chain (irrespective of their mass)

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pyramids of numbers

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represents the total madd of the organisms in each trophic lever (irrespective of their number)

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pyramids of biomass

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shows the energy transferred through each tropic level in a food chain

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pyramids of energy transfer

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a square frame with a measured grid of wire within it used for systematic sampling of organisms

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quadrat

28
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when making food chain pyramids what must you do

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use a ruler, must be to scale and label the bares

29
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how is energy lost in each stage of the food chain

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  • not all eaten
  • not all digested and absorbed
  • some lost in excretion
  • some used in growth and reproduction
  • some lost in respiration to release energy (heat/movement)
30
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how do plants survive if shadowed by tall trees

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can absorb light at different wavelengths and absorb nutrients via the soil and decomposed matter

31
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why do we do sample populations

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difficult to count all organisms, they move around, time consuming, impractical

32
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define a farm

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a managed ecosystem

33
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define a pest

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organisms that reduce the yield of crops or farm animals (pests include some plants, animals, fungi, bacteria and viruses)

34
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4 ways for pests to be controlled

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1) herbicides –> kill weeds
2) insecticides –> kill insects
3) fungicides –> kill fungi
4) molluscicides –> kill molluscs

35
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advantages of pest control

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higher crop yield

cheaper in the long run

36
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disadvantages of pest control

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eutrophication
expensive
effects soil nutrition
resistance build up/immunity
bioaccumulation
37
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what is bioaccumulation/magnification

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pesticides stored in fatty tissues of animals

pesticide concentration increases in animal tissues

38
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3 advantages of fish farming

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fish are protected from predators and disease
meets demands
selective breeding programmes can improve quality of fish
water quality can be carefully monitored

39
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3 disadvantages of fish farming

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overuse of antibiotics
pollution of water from faeces and food pellets –> eutrophication?
spread of disease more likely

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