Updated 10-29-01(c) Tim Bass1 Matter and Energy in the Ecosystem Environmental Science Chapter 4 Mr. Bass.
Living things need energy
Laws of thermodynamics in an Ecosystem
BIOSPHERE JEOPARDY #1 S2C06 Jeopardy Review .
Ch 23: Global Ecology. Ecology Terms Ecology - the study of the interactions of organisms with one another and with the physical environment Biosphere.
Topic 1 THEMES IN THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY. In life’s hierarchy of organization, new properties emerge at each level Life’s levels of organization define.
Biotic – Abiotic Factors (13.2) biotic factors (living) – plants, animals, fungi, bacteria abiotic factors (non-living) – moisture, temp, wind, sunlight,
Ecosystems
Chapter 54 Ecosystem Ecology. From a small “closed system” to the biosphere Ecosystem – all the organisms living in a community, plus all the abiotic.
Ecosystem Energy and Nutrient Flow. Ecosystems 1. Biotic community and the abiotic environment. 2. Functional system which transfers and circulates energy.
Energy in an Ecosystem. Get out your HW and grab your ecosystems…
Biogeochemical Cycles and Energy Flow. Two Secrets of Survival: Energy Flow and Matter Recycle An ecosystem survives by a combination of energy flow.