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The basic fundamental unit of Ecology which includes both the organisms and non living environment, each influencing the properties of the other and each is
PRIMARY CONSUMERS
NUTRIENTS
SECONDARY CONSUMERS
DECOMPOSERS
TERTIARY CONSUMERS
PRIMARY CONSUMERS
NUTRIENTS
SECONDARY CONSUMERS
DECOMPOSERS
TERTIARY CONSUMERS
Components of Ecosystem-1
1. Physical or Abiotic : Non living factors in an organisms environment
Inorganic substances Organic compounds Climatic regime present in their natural environment
Organisms adapt to survive in the abiotic factors present in their natural environment
Components of Ecosystem-2
Biotic : Living factors in an organisms environment
Producers
Primary
Consumers
Secondary
Tertiary
Decomposers
Autotrophs
Organisms capable of using light or inorganic chemical energy to build inorganic nutrients into the organic material of their bodies
Heterotrophs
Organisms that feed upon other organisms and their waste products described as consumers, detritus feeders, and decomposers are collectively known as heterotrophs.
Heterotrophs
Consumers
Herbivores eat ONLY plants
Ex. Cows, Elephants, Giraffes
Heterotrophs
Consumers
Carnivores eat ONLY meat
Ex. Lions, Tigers, Sharks
Heterotrophs
Consumers
Omnivores eat BOTH plants and animals
Ex. Bears and Humans
Heterotrophs
Consumers
Scavengers/Detritivores
feed on the tissue of dead organisms (both plants and animals)
Ex. Vultures, Crows, and Shrimp
Heterotrophs
Decomposers absorb any dead material and break it down into simple nutrients or fertilizers
Ex. Bacteria and Mushrooms
Detrivores- Consume fragments of dead matter in anecosystem, and return nutrients to the soil, air and water where the nutrients can be reused by organisms
Each step in a food chain or food web is called a trophic level The first level = producers The second, third, or higher levels = consumers