elements of an ecosystem
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ELEMENTS OF AN ECOSYSTEMGabrielle Harter
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WHAT IS AN ECOSYSTEM?• Short for ecological system• Community• Interactive elements• Dependent upon balance• Seven types
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SEVEN TYPES OF ECOSYSTEMS• Forests• Meadows• Ponds• Lakes• Wetlands• Estuaries• Coral Reefs
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WHAT MAKES UP AN ECOSYSTEM?
• Abiotic elements (Non-living)• Biotic (Living)
• Plants• Animals• Decomposers
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ABIOTIC ELEMENTS• Also called non-living or inorganic• Make life possible• Air• Sunlight• Soil• Rocks• Minerals• Water• Precipitation
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PLANT LIFE• Also called primary producers• Provide food for other living elements of the ecosystem• Live off non-living elements• Make own food from sunlight
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ANIMAL LIFE• Also called consumers• Eat plants and/or other animals• Three different categories• Herbivors- ex. rabbits, sheep• Carnivores- ex. lions, sharks• Omnivores- ex. foxes, raccoons
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DECOMPOSERS• Also called detritivores• Eat via decomposition• Turn dead plants and animals into nutrients for living plants• Brings the ecosystem full circle
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QUIZ• 1. Koala• 2. Mushroom• 3. Red Clay• 4. Worm• 5. Human• 6. Grass• 7. Nitrogen• 8. Ivy• 9. Leopard
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Animal
Animal
Animal
Plant
Plant
Abiotic/Non-living
Abiotic/Non-living
Decomposer
Decomposer(Herbivore)
(Omnivore)
(Carnivore)
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ACCREDITATIONS• Information: http://classroom.synonym.com/ecosystem-made-up-of-6574.html• Ecosystem pyramid picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_web• Forest picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delamere_Forest• Pond picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Ponds_National_Wildlife_Refuge• Lake picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake• Coral reef picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_reef• Sunlight picture: https://pixabay.com/en/cloud-sun-rays-sunlight-sunny-187596/• Rock picture: https://pixabay.com/en/rock-layers-red-rocks-sand-stone-3578/• Water droplet picture: https://
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