The temperature and amount of rainfall are very important in determining which species can survive in the ecosystem
climate
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the type of this is important as this provides nutrients that will support different plants
soil
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The amount of this available determines what organisms can be in ecosystems
water
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shows how each living thing gets food. How energy and nutrients are passed from one organism to the next.
foodchain
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provides the basic source of food
producer
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then feed on the producer
consumer
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This includes all of the connections between producers and consumers in an ecosystem. It shows how interconnected all of the different organisms are.
foodweb
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ariety of these are spread across the world, each with distinctive interacting characteristics and components
ecosystems
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Ecosystems are very sensitive to...
change
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The living and non-living components of the ecosystem can be ..... by either natural factors or human management.
altered
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Changes to the ecosystem caused by .... factors include: drought, flood, fire, disease
natural
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Changes to the ecosystem caused by ..... management include: introducing more fish (fish stocking) altering the drainage of the land which may influence the amount of water changing the pH level of the water altering the nutrient levels of the water
human
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one of the most important factors in determining global climate patterns
latitude
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In the ..... latitudes, such as the tropics, temperatures are the highest.
lower
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in the ...... latitudes, such as the polar regions of the world, temperatures are lowest.
higher
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Card 2
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the type of this is important as this provides nutrients that will support different plants
Back
soil
Card 3
Front
The amount of this available determines what organisms can be in ecosystems
Back
Card 4
Front
shows how each living thing gets food. How energy and nutrients are passed from one organism to the next.
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