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*Plants take radiant energy and change inorganic into organic compounds *Food energy is then transformed to the consumers (animals) *This transfer of energy and matter in a community is called a trophic level A. Producers - (autotrophs) make their own food; convert inorganic to organic compounds. B. Consumers - (heterotrophs) obtain nutrients from other organisms. C. Decomposers - organisms that feed on and break down organic matter. A. Herbivore - primary consumer, feed only on plants B. Carnivore - animals that feed on other animals. C. Omnivore - animals that feed on both plants and animals. D. Scavenger - feed on dead organisms. E. Saprobes - obtain food from breaking down the remains of dead plants and animals Trophic Levels - Producers 2oconsumers 1oconsumers 3oconsumers Biomass - the total mass of organic matter at each trophic level. *Each trophic level contains stored energy and a fraction of the biomass is passed on to the next trophic level. *Is used to represent the amount of biomass at each trophic level. Up pyramid Energy Trophic levels Biomass Food Chains - a series of organisms through which food energy is passed. Food Web - multiple food chains and feeding relationships Chain Hawk Mouse Wheat Web Fox Hawk Rabbit Mouse Snake Wheat *Decomposers are the final consumer in every food chain and food web. Biosphere - region of earth that supports all living things. Ecology - study of organisms and their interactions with the environment (both living and nonliving). Ecologist - a scientist who studies Ecology. * Ecology is also known as Conservation which deals with the preservation, protection, management and renewal of natural resources. Biotic Factors - Abiotic Factors - Levels of Organization- organism, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere (pg41 Fig 2.4) Ecosystem - combination of the communities of organisms and the abiotic factors in an area. Organisms in Ecosystems Habitat - where an organism resides or lives out its life, a habitat can disappear from an area or change. Niche - the role that an organism plays in its environment. -How does it survive, reproduce, find food, and interact with the parts of its surroundings. I. Symbiosis - a relationship in which 2 different organisms live closely together; it can be either beneficial or harmful to the organisms. Exp: bacteria in your mouth are in a symbiotic relationship with you. A. Mutualism - both organisms benefit from each other. Exp: bacteria in digestive tract of cows, sheep and horses help digest cellulose. Animals benefit by getting the nutrients they need and bacteria have a source of food and a place to live. B. Commensalism - one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited. Exp - pilotfish live with sharks. It eats scraps left over from the sharks feeding; giving it food. C. Parasitism - one benefits and the other is harmed. Exp - tick, tapeworm, heartworm, lamprey, roundworm parasite - benefits host - harmed *In a balanced ecosystem, each species occupies its own niche and its own habitat or territory. A. Interspecific competition - competition between 2 different species due to niche overlap. B. Intraspecific competition - competition between members of the same species. * influenced by population density and the availability of resources. *Assignment: p39 1-5, p47 1-5 CO2 and O2 Cycle Nitrogen fixation - N2 gas is made into useable nitrogen compds (bacteria in roots, soil, and fixation by lightening). Nitrification - NH3 (ammonia) changed into nitrates (NO2 and NO3). Ammonification - decomposers break down nitrogen compds in waste into NH3. Denitrification - bacteria converts NH3, NO2 or NO3 into free nitrogen gas. A. Communities Community - a particular area and all the organisms living in it. I. Living in a Community A. Limiting factors - carrying capacity - the # of organisms that can be supported by a particular area. B. Range of Tolerance - resources become limited and members in a community will compete for food, shelter, etc. This competition may eliminate one or more populations (move/die). Succession - (over time) a community change in which populations of organisms gradually replace the existing ones. * Things that lead to succession: natural disasters, mining, logging, building, farming, etc. I. Primary Succession - change that begins in an area where there is NO existing community (follows avalanches, volcanic eruptions because all soil and living organisms are destroyed). Pioneer Community - 1st group of organisms to occupy an area undergoing primary succession (lichens soil grass shrubs pines) II. Secondary Succession - change that begins in an area that has been partially destroyed. *Succession will slow down and eventually a stable community will take over called a Climax Community. Read about Biomes on pg 72-87