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Introduction To Ecology New Mod PDF
Introduction To Ecology New Mod PDF
Ecology
The study of the relationships
between biotic and a-biotic
factors in environments.
Biome
Landscape
Ecosystem
Includes all a-biotic
(the nonliving parts)
and
biotic (the living
parts) factors in one
particular
environment ----
ecosystem.
Ecosystem is…
Photosynthesis
Energy flows through an ecosystem
in one direction from producers to
various levels of consumer
Food web
Energy Pyramid
Not very
efficient
300 people
3,000 hens
333,000 kg wheat
600 people
333,000 kg wheat
7 kg of grain = 1 kg of meat
This
efficiency (or
lack of it)
influences
our
agriculture
Ecological
Efficiency
45%
13%
Time 10… increase
One example…