Modeling Matter & Energy in Ecosystem

lost as heat

added to the system

consumed by carnivores

incorporated into biomass

the producer-to-consumer ratio in the ecosystem

the mass of all living things on Earth

the unused material excreted as waste in an ecosystem

the mass of living and dead organisms in a given area

carnivores

producers

generalists

keystone species

herbivores

carnivores

detritivores

omnivores

sunlight

herbivores

decaying matter

hydrothermal pools

a chain of feeding relationships

a network of feeding relationships

the amount of biomass in an ecosystem

the number of organisms in an ecosystem

herbivores

detritivores

omnivores

carnivores

niche

biome

biomass

community

community

population

organism

ecosystem

community

population

organism

ecosystem

all the land forms on Earth

All the water forms on Earth

All the atmospheric layers on Earth

All the areas of Earth that supports life

A major regional or global distribution of organisms adapted to live in a particular area

biomes contain only one type of ecosystem

the organisms in a biome are unique to that biome

biomes can be categorized by the climate conditions and plan

it is the measure of biomass in a given area

It is a measure of the variety of species in a given area

biodiversity depends on factors such as temperature and moisture

the rainforest would have a greater biodiversity than the Sahara desert

wetland

lake

estuary

river