2.1.1 what are ecosystems mindmap
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- Created on: 15-01-21 14:21
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- What Are EcoSystems?
- Key Terms
- Ecosystem: an area where living organisms and non-living elements interact with each other
- Flora: another term for the plants in a ecosystem
- Fauna: another term for the animals in an ecosystem
- Abiotic: the non-living elements of an ecosystem
- Interdependence: the reliance of every form of life on other living things and on the natural resources in its environment such as air, soil and water
- Biotic
- Animals including insects, birds and mammals
- plants, including trees, grasses, mosses and algae which provide food and shelter for animals
- Micro-organisms, such as fungi, which break down dead plants and animals, releasing nutrients into the ecosystem
- Humans are also living parts of the ecosystem
- abiotic
- Sunshine and Rain, which are needed for photosynthesis- this is dependent on the weather and climate
- Soils, whcih store water and carbon nutrients that plants can use
- Rocks, which help in the formation of soils; weathering releases nutrients stored in rocks into the ecosystem
- Key Terms
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