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1.2THEBIOSPHEREANDENERGY(Pages21-27)
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LearningGoals
•Icandescribethedifferentcomponentsoffoodwebsandtheirrelationshipswitheachother.
•Icanexplainhowenergy,nutrientsandpollutantsmovethroughecosystems.
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KeyConcepts
•Thebiosphere reliesonaconstantsourceofsolarenergy.
•Chlorophyllinprimary producersconvertssolarenergytochemical energythroughphotosynthesis.
•Mostofthestoredenergyinonetrophic leveldoesnotmovetothenexttrophiclevel.
•Bioaccumulation andbiomagnification canresultinunhealthylevelsofpollutants inorganisms.
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Photosynthesis•Photosynthesisistheprocessbywhichplantsconvertsunlighttoenergy.
• Inthisprocesscarbondioxideandwaterareconvertedintoglucoseandoxygen.
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•Thegeneralequationforphotosynthesisis:Light+carbondioxide+water-->glucose+oxygen
Light+6CO2 +6H20-->C6H12O6 +6O2
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EcosystemsandOxygenProduction
•Twoecosystemsthatareparticularlyimportantintheproductionofoxygenare:•Tropicalforestsà theyareresponsibleforabout30%oftheEarth’sphotosynthesis
•World’soceansà alsoresponsiblefor30%oftheEarth’sphotosynthesis
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TrophicLevels• Tropiclevelisacategoryoforganismsthatisdefinedbyhowtheorganismsgainenergy.
• Thedifferenttrophiclevelsare:primaryproducers,primaryconsumers,secondaryconsumers&tertiaryconsumers.
VIDEO: What are Trophic Levels? | Ecology and Environment | The Virtual School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCHdhXMFhcU
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ProducersandConsumers•Aproducer isanorganismthatmakestheirownfood(suchasplants).
•Aconsumer isanorganismthatcannotmaketheirownfood&eatsotherorganismstosurvive.
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TypesofConsumers
•Herbivoreseatonlyplants.•Carnivores eatotheranimalsandorganisms.
•Topcarnivoresareusuallyatthetopofthefoodchainandaretertiaryconsumers.
•Decomposersmovenutrientsinthedecayingbodies&wastesofproducers&consumersbacktotheecosystem.
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FoodChainsandFoodWebsAfoodchainfollowsasinglepathasanimalsconsumeoneanother.Afoodwebshowshowplants&animalsareinterconnectedbydifferentpaths.
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Biomass
•Biomass isthemassoflivingcellsandtissuesthathasbeenassembledbyorganismsusingsolarenergylevels(ex.leaves,stems).
•Trophicefficiency isameasureoftheamountofenergyorbiomasstransferredfromonetrophicleveltothenexthighertrophiclevel(10%eachtime).
VIDEO: Ecological Efficiencyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Cr37a_9AU
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TypeofConsumer EcologicalRole ExampleOrganisms
HerbivoresorPrimaryConsumers
Feeddirectlyongreenplants/makeownfood
Grasshoppers,rabbits
CarnivoresorSecondaryConsumers
Feeddirectlyonprimaryconsumers
Birds,weasels
TertiaryConsumers Feeddirectlyonsecondaryconsumers
Hawks,eagles
Carnivores Feeddirectlyonotherorganisms Bears,raccoons
Scavengers feedsondeadanddecayingorganicmatterpresentinitshabitat
Vultures,beetles,flies
DetriusFeeders feedsonsmallparticlesofdeadorganicmaterial
Millipedes,worms,slugs
Decomposer Feedonandbreakdowndeadorganismandorganicmatter
Bacteria,fungi
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EnergyMovementinEcosystems•Energyistransferredfromoneorganismtoanotheratdifferentlevelsinfoodchains.Theselevelsarecalledtrophiclevels.
•Organismsthatmaketheirownfoodarecalledproducers.Producersareinthefirsttrophiclevel.Examplesare:trees,grasses,bacteria,etc.
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EnergyMovementinEcosystems
•Organismsthateatproducersarecalledprimaryconsumers.Theyareinthesecond trophiclevel.Examplesare:mice,deer,squirrels,etc.
•Organismsthateatprimaryconsumersarecalledsecondaryconsumers.Theyareinthethird trophiclevel.Examplesare:wolves,lions,tigers,bears,largefish,etc.
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EnergyinFoodChainsandFoodWebs•Allconsumersgettheirenergybyeating otherorganisms•Notalltheenergy inaplantcanbeusedbyitsconsumer.•Example:Foramousetolive,itusesenergytofindfood,move,andreproduce.Sinceitusesupalotofenergy,onlyalittlebitisleftfortheorganismthateatsit.
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EnergyPyramids•Themovementofenergy throughafoodchain canbesummarizedinapyramid.
•Eachlevelofthepyramidgetssmaller becauseenergyislost everytimeit’smovedfromoneorganismtoanother.
•Usually,only10% ofenergyistransferredasthetrophiclevelincreases.
•Energyismeasuredinjoules (J)orkilojoules (kJ).
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PyramidofEnergy
grass
grasshopper
frog
1st trophic level - 10000kJ
2nd trophic level - 1000kJ
3rd trophic level -
4th trophic level - 10kJ
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HumanUseofEnergyinEcosystems
•Thousandsandthousandsofyearsago,humanssurvivedonlybyhuntinganimals andgathering plants.Theydidn’tusemuchenergy.
•About10,000yearsago,humanintroducedagricultureandwestartedtousemoreenergy.
•Nowweusealotoftechnology andenergy andputalotofstress ontheecosystemsaroundus.
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BioaccumulationandBiomagnification• Bioaccumulationisaprocessinwhichtherateofingestionoftoxinsisfasterthantherateinwhichtheyareeliminated.
• Biomagnificationistheincreaseintheconcentrationofatoxinasitmovesfromonetrophicleveltothenext.
• DDT&PCBaffectsreproductionratesandtheexistenceoforganismsinanecosystem.
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VIDEO: Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification [Animation] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxqDaTUh08o
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Practice
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