EcosYSTEM

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e called as Praducers becauwe fix

Car bon dd oxide.
ecodyslu dominalãd y trpes 1ae pyramid of mumtbey
invenl+d type.
asuatie eoayplau, miting facloi tor e productvity
Light,
Comwon detivor in our Kaprotrepht.
9. wich one largt populatou
afood chain deeomposird
9. Jhe deeond tropie level iu a lase is zoplagk
L. Seondary producene (a) herbvorey

radiatoPAR).i he naident Aolar radiadon 507.

7. he eoysln is an asseublage, of biotte and abioie
factors of a geograhica area.
Piotie faclo' melude al plant nd, auiwal abecies
gpa'f
preaauct ü ere. huse factas lontain htee
orgaiitmd s - produ cors lodumersd On d docomposers.
ine
Jhe abiot factors wclude pyieal environwent.
humidi and sher cliuatie tondita
lgue , leuperature
a e a
It is defiueda We anownt of
9. rimory Produ chiv 3 orqamic watter or biomaw piodu
it area perisd of tue
by producers pur
eeodyau depend on the
Fnany producthu of,
eviowetal
am
actor dch as
Varualy o t also depend
wali, pricip)tato ec
awailabi, f wwdienti and planta to camy ont photayly
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arazing food chau Topie Betrile fovd ehain

Frst toplae ha
Planli leve) dacOmpoArS
Size
Large
Reuaseuergy to anhanmeat Ewgy
Rvirenmgat
Nacroseepic, ondadainaly organisnd Mosty wioorani
ead mans
douree

Poduetow
maler, tonmed walorias
Organie,
Pliotaaynheuis . depondo up daomposurs

heessay

Plants. Bacliia,tung
Topie
highe,ie preducrsi level
IMereass
dacrases
Rrample
 Topie
Ltercontains
dain all Kinde Cowporihew
ofwaslk? guralid abowe TRe Yemad dead
plamts and ai

and Component.
viodegadable

Topie
Primaty Prductiy Seeonday producivity

Productiom Slour
faxt
Rate

Emegy obfaied Pranfe of enorgy

Sunligát frnm throyh focd chain

Factors for Tngastom f

Liht, mutienb, growta rate fod.
emporatue
Organde domsumn
Aocacns Produced by
Food web
Topie
Food chain

is a Defitim Dis a complex mtwonk

single patny of mony fod chains
that ate intUteomected.
eco
tytem,
Coronplex
Shoiçkt Natue

4 Namber of pathays Mamy

fneuded
87 Ecolagial pyramid ’ An eeolagícal yramid i a
grcaplecal representation of ha
elatiomsl°p betwen .the
a diforint tnpre kvels. of tae ecwsystum.
Ayramid of mum ber’ The pyya mid at gives rae
umbii o organs ms at ea
bopic le vel''s Caled Py ramid off.number
För examplk: Oak ’ Qate pior -’ Bue tit ’ parro
hawk
Ihe mmber of o Ng anis ms olecreaes at each tropYc level
Ryramid of Biomass ’ The pyramial tAat gives te to ae
wght of tie organisms at
cacd trofie level a calteol pyramld of Bimas
The to tal ma ofocganisms at eech stage ofa
food chair
decreseu at

breakdwn of compkr
ortg anie matter înto norgenic
Sub stonces o So taat tey can be reused. The
im porttan t teps in the proces of deomporiton ae
() Fragmantatom: Break docon of detritw into small.
puttles by detrivoes (Earth wovm)
(Gt) Leaching : 0atr sotuse Pnongamt mutiens
got ooon in to tae Soil homzon and
Jet precpitatd unavai laable salts,
icatton : Accumu lation of aa dak cstowed
0TTmor hsus gubstamce
(iv) Catabo lis : Bactrul and fungad emzy ms
degnade detritu nto" smplien monganmili
substancog.
 Notalisa tion : Hu mus is fee ther degtaded bey Somemvobey
and nelease ff inonyatic mubienb.

Poducs of de composiHbn Carbo dop ide wafer and

are

uhíents (nihogen , pospho vus calcium , potusium)

iy The enwgg oo tekes place ua tae foodd han amd
food cweb.. Owci'ng tae procy of enegy flaw in
cco systm, pants being tie poducens absorb Sunkg ht
oitt tie help of he chlorop lasts and a part f it is
hargormed into chemtcal enegy
-theis.
Plants and .0thn photosyhehie organams f omy
their Hssues,
wham tede plant re consmd by her bivores and tem
herbivore are Conlum ed by Car njvores at dirent (eves.
the emegg is orsfred fo next tevel
Jo7. of

in Sedimentary, Cyole Ais the cyole of minetal

found n the ear tt crust

a'ke phosp horus Salphuwr getc.

Pmportamt featuns of a
Sedimemtany cyle ae
reser voir for mutient elemem t
in tie ethosphe and tae elements ane released

ycle
() Sed'nentary cycl s vng slou Tiham gaseous
and takes moye trme.
) is a lexs pufect yde as elemets get
time
lbcked in eath's crust for o long
 Salient leatue of Carbon yolirg ane as
1
(i) Catbon aycliry occuns t ougl atmosphee, oea
foluoan
tes lining and dead orgamims.
and troul
) MDsf of te carbon
foe pnes of photo sgnmeai
is
Qnd retwns clring
to ta

in the form of Carbonoio the

atmosphue
duing reapiraten.
frt fre, and combustton of
(ii) Buweniny of corod
ogaic matten fossil fuel , and volco nic activiy
oUre Sore Sounces of releasing
Carben dionle in e atrsphone.