Historical Perspective of Trophic Structure of the Lower Ohio River Using Stable Isotopes Lindsey Rice 1, Michael Delong 1, James Thorp 2, and Jeffrey.
Food Chain – a model of how energy is passed from organism to organism in a community Energy moves from one organism to the next in a one-way direction.
Ecology
Energy Flow in Ecosystems. All Organisms Need Energy To Survive! Some organisms get energy by making it themselves These organisms are called autotrophs.
Energy and Nutrients in the Ecosystem. Energy…….. The ability to do work The ability to do work Builds cells and tissues Builds cells and tissues Growth.
S. Dickinson Biology HHS. Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment/surroundings.
What makes up an ecosystem? Biotic factors Plants Animals Bacteria Etc. Abiotic factors Water Light Temperature Soil.
Energy in Ecosystems ALL LIVING THINGS USE ENERGY The earth is SOLAR POWERED! The source of all energy for ecosystems is the Sun.
Historical Perspective of Trophic Structure of the Lower Ohio River Using Stable Isotopes
April 29 th , 2013
Chapter 5: Energy Part 1: Food Chains, Food Webs, and the Transfer of Energy.
Monday TEK 12C: Analyze the flow of matter and energy through trophic levels
