GEE7-Lecture-I-for-Midterm
GEE7-Lecture-I-for-Midterm
• a chain of interactions
What is an Ecosystem?
between organisms and their
environment.
• Abiotic
• Biotic
ECOSYSTEM
Abiotic Biotic
Sunlight Climate
Primary Tertiary
Secondary Secondary
Herbivores
Primary Carnivores
Carnivores
• autotrophs,
• heterotrophs and
• saprotrophs (or decomposers).
3 Types of heterotrophs
• Primary consumers
• Secondary consumers
• Tertiary consumers
ECOSYSTEMS
Aquatic
Ecosystem
Terrestrial Ecosystem
Total of 15pts