FLOW OF ENERGY AND

MATTER IN THE
ECOSYSTEMS

MARYGRACE SUNGA
10- GRATITUDE
ENERGY AND MATTER FLOW IN
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEMS TAKE UP MATTER AND ENERGY AS
PLANTS AND ANIMALS GROW, REPRODUCE , AND
MAINTAIN LIFE.
THAT MATTER AND ENERGY CAN BE RECYCLED WITHIN
THE ECOSYSTEM OR EXPORTED OUT THE ECOSYSTEM.
THE FLOW OF ENERGY AND
MATTER IN THE ECOSYSTEM
 THE NUTRIENTS ARE TAKEN UP BY THE PLANS THROUGH THEIR ROOTS AND THE
VASCULAR SYSTEM.
 THE NUTRIENTS ARE PASSED ON TO PRIMARY CONSUMERS AS THEY EAT THE
PLANTS.
 AS THE FOOD CHAIN CONTINUES, THE PRIMARY CONSUMERS ARE EATEN BY THE
SECONDARY CONSUMERS .
 THE SECONDARY CONSUMERS ARE EATEN BY THE TERTIARY CONSUMERS, AND SO
ON.
 WHEN THE LIVING THING DIES , THEY ARE BROKEN DOWN BY THE DECOMPOSERS
AND RELEASE THE NUTRIENTS TO THE ECOSYSTEM.