PPT-Energy in Ecosystems How does the energy received from the sun move through living things

Photosynthesis and Sugar Producers use the e nergy from s unlight to combine c arbon dioxide a nd water to make oxygen and a simple sugar called glucose This process is called photosynthesis. Environmental Science . Chapter 1 Section 2. 1. An organism that eats only animals is a …. Carnivore. Energy Pyramid. Food Chain. Food Web. Herbivore. Omnivore. ANSWER. Carnivore. 2. A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy is an …. Chapter 7: Aquatic Ecosystems.. Environmental Science and the Earth. Ecosystems: Everything Is Connected. Example of the idea that “everything is connected”. In 1995, scientists interested in controlling . Tundra. Swamps. Ocean/Shore Line. Desert. Mountains. S:\FACULTY\6th Science\Introduction to ecosystems.asf. Ecosystem:. All of the living and non-living things that interact in an area.. G:\SECONDARY SCIENCE\Middle School\6th Grade\Ecosystems1\Ecosystems.asf. Miller chapters 3 & 4, 18. th. Ed.. Day 1. Goals. Students complete virtual owl pellet lab. Students can explain owls’ role in a food web. Students can define. Producer, consumer, decomposer. Students can draw: food web, food chain. Make a list of reasons why you think the following organisms are considered “alive”.. Team that comes closest wins!! . 8 characteristics of living things. Have cells and DNA. Reproduce. Grow and Develop. Vocabulary. Ecosystem. Tropic relationships and networks. Producer, Consumer, Decompose. r. Photosynthesis. Food chain/web. Organic and . Inorganic . M. atter. Primary Productivity. Biomass. Disturbances. Ecosystems are made up of living and non-living things. An . ecosystem. is a place where interactions between living and non living things occur. All of this occurs within the biosphere, which is comprised of all ecosystems making the living part of the Earth. So, there are many different ecosystems on the Earth and we study them by looking at the aspects within the ecosystems. . A.  Living Things Are Organized. subatomic particles --> atoms --> molecules --. cells --> tissues --> organs --> organ systems . Each level of organization has . emergent properties.. Chapter 3 (Miller and . Spoolman. , 2010). Core Case Study: Tropical Rain Forests Are Disappearing. Cover about 2% of the earth’s land surface. Contain about 50% of the world’s known plant and animal species. Have no particular size. Biodiversity is key to a balanced ecosystem. ecosystems. Biodiversity:. the greater the biodiversity of the living organisms, the healthier the ecosystem. Healthy Ecosystems. What are Ecosystems? . Groups of living things and the non-living environment in which they live.. The people that study ecosystems are called: . “ecologists.”. Let’s look at the living parts of the ecosystem:. Organisms and their Environments. Unit . 2. 1. Ecosystems have living and non-living components. 2. Ecosystem. Living organisms.. Non-Living Environment. 3. 4. 5. Communities. The . biotic environment . Decomposer. Autotrophs. Abiotic factor. Heterotrophs. Population. Biotic . factor. Microhabitat. Ecosystem. Producers. Habitat. Niche. Environment. Consumers. Community. Trophic level. Detritivore. Ecosystem. Before, you learned. • Matter cycles continuously through an ecosystem . • Living things are part of the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. Now, you will learn. • How living things move energy through an ecosystem .