Ecosystems

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Created on: 23-02-15 17:38

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Ecosystems
- Biome- large scale ecosystem, rainforest, deserts ect.
- Food chains
  - Energy (sun)
    - Producer (grass)
      - Primary consumer (grasshopper)
        Secondary consumer (shrew)
        Tertiary consumer (owl)
  - food webs- layered and complex
- Hedgerow
  - A line of closely spaced shrubs and trees
    - 5m wide
    - Hawthorn, hazel, holly, oak, ash and willow
  - Provides food, shelter, nesting sites
  - Soil is rich
- Producer
  - Obtain energy from primary sourced like the sun and provide living matter for other animals
  - Consumer
    - Obtain energy from eating other organisms
    - Decomposer
      - Break down plant and animal material
      - Scavenger
        Consume dead animals or plants
A community of animals and plants which interact with each other and the non living environment
- Ecosystems
  - Biome- large scale ecosystem, rainforest, deserts ect.
  - Food chains
    - Energy (sun)
      - Producer (grass)
        Primary consumer (grasshopper)
        Secondary consumer (shrew)
        Tertiary consumer (owl)
    - food webs- layered and complex
  - Hedgerow
    - A line of closely spaced shrubs and trees
      - 5m wide
      - Hawthorn, hazel, holly, oak, ash and willow
    - Provides food, shelter, nesting sites
    - Soil is rich
  - Producer
    - Obtain energy from primary sourced like the sun and provide living matter for other animals
    - Consumer
      - Obtain energy from eating other organisms
      - Decomposer
        Break down plant and animal material
        
        Scavenger
        Consume dead animals or plants
- Non living components=dead animals, plant matter, soil, temp, climate ext. (abiotic)
- Dependant- ecosystems are all linked