Interdependencewithin Environmental Systems 2 Flashcards
Decomposed
Breaks down the nutrients in dead organisms for its food.
Producer
Creates it’s own food adore fly from solar energy through photosynthesis.
Consumer
Must get its energy from consuming other organisms.
Biomass
The total amount of biological matter in a specific tropic level or ecosystem.
Nitrogen cycle
Converted to usable form by lightening and bacteria; plants uptake nitrates from the soil.
Herbivore
Obtains it’s food from consuming other plants.
Ecological pyramid
Displays the total biomass and energy flow through each trophic level.
Carnivore
Obtains it’s food from consuming other animals.
Omnivore
Obtains it’s food from consuming both plants and animals.
Trophic levels
Classification of organisms by feeding relationships in hierarchal order.
Food web
The network of energy sources in an ecosystem.
Carbon Cycle
Conversion of atmospheric carbon dioxide to starches and oxygen gas in plants; release carbon dioxide through cellular respiration in animals.
Herbivore
Obtains it’s food from consuming other plants.
Ecological pyramid
Displays the total biomass and energy flow through each trophic level.
Carnivore
Obtains it’s food from consuming other animals.
