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A community of organisms and the environment in which they live |
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include multiple ecosystems |
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a feature an organism gets that helps it to survive |
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The process in which the organism better suited to survive populates the generation |
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Eats organisms to gain energy |
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Organism that makes it's own energy from an external source |
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the amount of energy produced by photosynthesis minus that lost by respiration |
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The cyclic movement of a nutrient between organisms and their environment |
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What are the two main nutrients that are cycled? |
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OHED, Observe, Hypothesize, Evaluate, draw conclusion |
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Temperate environments have |
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Energy becomes bigger as it rises through |
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Non-living organic matter |
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takes energy from sun's rays |
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Fall to the ground when conditions are not optimal |
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Any detritus material that gets into an aquatic environment |
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Streams are shaded by riparian vegetation and canopy |
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Very little Photosynthesis/Respiration |
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most food is detritus / Allocthonus |
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Not much shading by riparian vegetation |
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Good amount of Photosynthesis/Respiration |
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Both Detrital and grazing food webs |
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food is settling to the bottom |
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Clay is the smallest particle in water |
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Photosynthesis/Respiration is low |
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Course Particulate matter |
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Prevent herbivory, kill bacteria |
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Mostly Shredders and collectors |
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Collectors, aquatic insects |
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