Share 2B: Energy in Ecosystems
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Give me an example of Earths systems affecting one another.
A drought (hydrosphere) can affect plant and animal life.
An organism that makes its own food.
producer
What is at the start of every food chain or web?
Producer
An organism that cannot make its own food
consumer
bio means ..
life
all of earths water
hydrosphere
all of the solid and molten rock on earth
geosphere
layer of gases surrounding the earth
atmosphere
all of the living things on Earth
biosphere
organisms that break down dead or decaying material
decomposers
path that energy and nutrients follow
food chain
The _______ ______ in a food chain only goes in one direction because the source of all energy in a food chain is the Sun.
energy flow
A _______ ______ is a model that shows how the food chains in an ecosystem are linked together.
food web
circulation of oxygen and carbon dioxide gas.
oxygen-carbon cycle
continuous movement of water between the Earth's surface and the air
water cycle
water changing from a liquid to a gas in the form of water vapor
evaporates
