This energy transfer from one species to another can continue
several more times, but it eventually ends. It ends with the dead
animals that are broken down and used as food or nutrition by
bacteria and fungi.
As these organisms, referred to as decomposers,
feed from the dead animals, they break down the complex organic
compounds into simple nutrients. Decomposers play a very important
role in this world because they take care of breaking down (cleaning)
dead material. There are more than 100,000 different types of
decomposer organisms! These simpler nutrients are returned to
the soil and can be used again by the plants. The energy transformation
chain starts all over again.
Limiting Factors - NatureWorks - 0 views
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example 3
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example 3
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It shows us a simple energy pyramid
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2 examples together
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explain how population pyramid works
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example 2
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This site gives us a simple explanation of what a ecosystem is and examples of food chains.
Soil food web - 0 views
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This website tells us about the food web of organism under the soil.
Great Salt Lake Food Web - 0 views
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This website tells us about the food web of the salt lake in Utah.
Antarctica Ecosystem - 0 views
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This site is about the ecosystem in Antarctic, which includes the food chains and webs. Click on it's interactive option to see the food chains and webs
Webtech Students' Page - Drying By Design - 1 views
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food chain is different from food web.
Food Chains and Food Webs - 1 views
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A food web is made up of interrelated food chains. Many animals and plants share the same habitat and they all live happily together. Nature balances things so that the food webs last a long time.
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Energy begins with the sun. It helps make the grass grow. The grass is a producer because it provides food for many animals. The grasshopper is a consumer and eats the grass. The snake consumes (eats) the grasshopper and is then eaten by the hawk. When the hawk dies, his body is broken down into nutrients (food) by fungi which is a decomposer. This provides nutrients for the grass. The food chain is a cycle of energy.
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Food webs last a long time because there is a balance.
