Chapter 5 How ecosystems work
Section1: Energy Flow in Ecosystems Use sunlight in photosynthesis Plants, algae, and some bacteria capture solar energy Make carbohydrates (energy + H2O + CO2) Used by organism and transferred when eaten Used to move, grow, digest, and reproduce * Life Depends on the Sun
Section1: Energy Flow in Ecosystems Producer makes own food = autotrophic Consumer gathers energy from other organisms = heterotrophic * Producers to Consumers
Section1: Energy Flow in Ecosystems In a Hydrothermal Vent (opening under ocean floor) No sunlight; no photosynthesis; bottom of ocean Bacteria make food from hydrogen sulfides escaping from mantle Ecosystem built from these autotrophs * Exception to the Rule
Section1: Energy Flow in Ecosystems Class Chart * What Eats What?
Section1: Energy Flow in Ecosystems Opposite of photosynthesis Breaking down food using Oxygen Excess energy is stored * Cellular Respiration
Section1: Energy Flow in Ecosystems Marsh Mallow Lab Why is a pyramid used? What do primary, secondary, and tertiary mean? Why does only 10% transfer? * Energy Transfers