Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relationships that living organisms have with each other and with their abiotic environment.
Ecology is mainly the study of Ecosystems.
Ecology is mainly the study of Ecosystems.
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Interactions within an Ecosystem
Key Ecosystem Vocabulary
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All Food Chains and Webs start with a PRODUCER that turns Solar Energy into Chemical Energy
That Energy is then Consumed by all of the other Organisms in the Ecosystem that can not make thier own food. Different Types of Consumers (Eaters)
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Food Chains show how the Energy is Transfered from one Organism to another in an Ecosystem
The Food Chain Every living thing needs energy in order to live. Everytime animals do something (run, jump) they use energy to do so.
Animals get energy from the food they eat, and all living things get energy from food. Plants use sunlight, water and nutrients to get energy (in a process called photosynthesis). Energy is necessary for living beings to grow.
A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature. Food chains begin with plant-life, and end with animal-life. Some animals eat plants, some animals eat other animals.
The energy flow from one trophic level to the other is know as a food chain
Animals get energy from the food they eat, and all living things get energy from food. Plants use sunlight, water and nutrients to get energy (in a process called photosynthesis). Energy is necessary for living beings to grow.
A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature. Food chains begin with plant-life, and end with animal-life. Some animals eat plants, some animals eat other animals.
The energy flow from one trophic level to the other is know as a food chain
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Food Webs are more Complex Food Chains
Ecological Pyramids
Symbiosis
Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism
Click this link to see examples of different types of symbiotic relationships among ocean organisms.