Conclusion on energy flow
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In conclusion, energy flow gives the organisms ability to grow and thrive within a given ecosystem, but the flow relies solely on the abiotic and biotic factors to create balance within the system
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In conclusion, energy flow gives organisms the ability to grow and thrive within a given ecosystem, but the flow relies solely on the abiotic and biotic factors to create balance within the system.
You have now explored energy flow, nutrient cycling, and feeding relationships among ecosystems and within a community and should know that:
• solar energy moves through communities in ecosystems in a continuous one-way flow; nutrients, obtained from the environment, constantly cycle and recycle within and among ecosystems.
• producers (photosynthesizers) form the first trophic level; they use solar energy and nutrients to produce food.
• consumers (organisms that cannot photosynthesize) must acquire energy, and many of their nutrients are prepackaged in the molecules of other organisms.
• Primary consumers (herbivores, which feed on photosynthesizers) form the second trophic level.
• Secondary consumers (carnivores, predators that feed primarily on primary consumers) form the third trophic level.
• Tertiary consumers (carnivores that eat other carnivores) form the fourth trophic level.
• Detritus feeders (animals and protists that consume dead organic matter, extract some of its stored energy, and excrete it in a further decomposed state) and decomposers (fungi and bacteria that secrete digestive enzymes into the environment) liberate nutrients for reuse.
• at each trophic level, some energy is lost to the environment as heat.