1. Lecture 15: Ecosystems Covers Chapters 28 & 29 2. Ecosystem • All of the living and non-living components of a defined geographic area* 3. Ecosystem Function •…

Slide 1 Energy flow through Ecosystems Slide 2 Producers Use energy from the sun and convert it to Chemical energy through photosynthesis. Also known as Autotrophs or “self-feeders”…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Characteristics of the Marine Biome cover 71% of the Earth’s Surface.cover 71% of the Earth’s Surface. Some places of the ocean floor are deeper than…

Slide 1 ENERGY & LIVING THINGS Slide 2 PRODUCERS  A producer is an autotrophic organism that serves as a source of energy for other organisms in a food chain. Producers…

Relationships in an Ecosystem Instructions: View this powerpoint on concepts and terms that will be useful to you in understanding relationships within an ecosystem. As you…

Looking at food webs at Ayres Rock Make a note of who eats what, you will be composing a food web at the end PRODUCERS Make their own food from simple molecules, e.g. Plants…