Ecology+Evolution

8 important questions on Ecology+Evolution

WHat is a population?

A group of organisms of the same species which live in the same area at the same time 

How do consumer obtain there energy?

  1. Ingest other organisms to obtain organic material for respiration to release energy 

How do detrivores obtain there energy?

  • Ingest non-living organic matter e.g.. dead leaves, carcasses 
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How do saprotrophs obtain there energy?

  1. Secrete digestive enzyme outside of their body 
  2. Absorb the products of digestion 
  3. IMPORTANT in decomposing dead organic material 
  4. eg fungi + bacteria

What are food webs?

 

  • They illustrate the more complex interactions between multiple food chains in a community 
  • On type of producer can be capable of supporting many different food chains 
  • UNREALISTIC --> only show linear relationship 

What are trophic levels?

  • Refers to the energy level of an organism in a food chain 
  • Producers occupy trophic level 1
  • Primary consumer occupy trophic leevl 2
  • Organisms can occupy more than one trophic leve

Light energy in an ecosystem 

  • Initial energy source 
  • light energy is converted into chemical energy by autotrophs and flows through the ecosystem 

Energy flow through an ecosystem 

  • Energy CANNOT be recycled but can be transformed 
  • ecosystem require constant input of light energy 
  • all energy is EVENTUALLY lost from ecosystems as heat released from respiration 

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