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Key vocabulary: Ecosystem A system made up of bioc and abioc things and the links between them. Bioc Living things. Abioc Non-living things. Producer Plants—convert energy from the environment into sugars. Primary consumer Eats producers—a herbivore. Secondary consumer Eats primary consumers—a carnivore or omnivore. Decomposer Break down dead plant and animal material and return nutrients to the soil. Food chain Shows the direct movement of energy between producers and consumers in a simple line. Food web Shows all of the connecons between producers and consumers in an ecosystem in a more complex way. Nutrient cycling When animals and plants die, decomposers recycle the nutrients back into the soil for producers to consume. Biome A large, global ecosystem, e.g. tropical rainforests and hot deserts. The Living World: Ecosystems The UK Pond Ecosystem A Food Web A Food Chain The distribuon of biomes
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Key vocabulary:
Ecosystem A system made up of biotic and abiotic things and the links between them.
Biotic Living things.
Abiotic Non-living things.
Producer Plants—convert energy from the environment into sugars.
Primary consumer
Eats producers—a herbivore.
Secondary consumer
Eats primary consumers—a carnivore or omnivore.
Decomposer Break down dead plant and animal material and return nutrients to the soil.
Food chain Shows the direct movement of energy between producers and consumers in a simple line.
Food web Shows all of the connections between producers and consumers in an ecosystem in a more complex way.
Nutrient cycling When animals and plants die, decomposers recycle the nutrients back into the soil for producers to consume.
Biome A large, global ecosystem, e.g. tropical rainforests and hot deserts.
The Living World: Ecosystems The UK Pond Ecosystem
A Food Web
A Food Chain The distribution of biomes
