Roles in the Ecosystem 1. Producers Autotrophic Make food energy (carbohydrates/calories) from sun, water, carbon dioxide Support the entire food chain.
The Biosphere and its Biomes. The Study of Ecology The scientific study of organisms and between organisms and their environments. Biotic- living.
Interactions with Ecosystems Notes for Quiz. Abiotic: a non-living factor that affects an ecosystem (i.e. rain, water, sunlight) Biotic: a living factor.
Energy Flow in Ecosystems. I. Thermodynamics A. = the study of energy transfer that occurs in matter matter = anything that has mass & matter = anything.
Ecology. Ecology - the study of interactions among organisms and between the organisms and their environment. These interactions occur in the biosphere.
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Energy Flow in Ecosystems