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    The document discusses energy flow within ecosystems. It explains that: 1) Sunlight is the primary source of energy for ecosystems and is converted to chemical energy through photosynthesis by green plants. This chemical energy is then transferred between organisms as they consume each other in food chains and food webs. 2) Organisms in an ecosystem fall into three main categories - producers, consumers, and decomposers. Producers such as plants generate their own food, consumers eat other organisms, and decomposers break down dead organisms. 3) Energy is lost at each transfer between organisms, such as through movement, respiration, and undigested waste. This demonstrates how energy flows and is lost within food

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    The document discusses energy flow within ecosystems. It explains that: 1) Sunlight is the primary source of energy for ecosystems and is converted to chemical energy through photosynthesis by green plants. This chemical energy is then transferred between organisms as they consume each other in food chains and food webs. 2) Organisms in an ecosystem fall into three main categories - producers, consumers, and decomposers. Producers such as plants generate their own food, consumers eat other organisms, and decomposers break down dead organisms. 3) Energy is lost at each transfer between organisms, such as through movement, respiration, and undigested waste. This demonstrates how energy flows and is lost within food

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    2.1 Energy Flow in An Ecosystem

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    Chapter 2 Ecosystem

    SCIENCE | DLP | FORM 2


    2.1 Energy Flow in an
    Ecosystem
    Do you know?
    • Sun – the source of energy in all ecosystems
    • Green plants – convert light energy from the Sun into
    chemical energy through photosynthesis.
    • Chemical energy – transferred to primary consumers
    followed by secondary and tertiary consumers in the
    food chain and food web
    Ecosystem

    Producer

    Organisms Consumer

    Decomposer
    Ecosystem
    • Produces its own food through
    Producer photosynthesis
    • Green plants
    Organisms Consumer

    Decomposer
    Ecosystem • Eat another organism

    • Herbivore – plants Primary Consumer


    • Carnivore – animals
    • Omnivore - both
    Producer • Eat producers
    • Herbivores and omnivores

    Organisms Consumer Secondary Consumer

    • Eat primary consumer


    • Omnivore and carnivore
    Decomposer
    Tertiary Consumer

    • Eat secondary consumer


    • Carnivore
    Ecosystem
    • Breaks down dead animals
    Producer and plants into simpler
    materials or nutrients
    Organisms Consumer • Saprophytism

    Decomposer
    Ecosystem

    Primary Secondary
    Consumer Consumer

    Producer

    DEAD
    Decomposer
    Tertiary
    Consumer
    Food Chain
    Used to show the feeding relationship between organisms

    Cabbage Snail Bird Fox


    Producer Primary Secondary Tertiary
    consumer consumer consumer
    Food Web
    The interconnection of a few food chains

    Cabbage → Caterpillar → Bird → Snake


    Cabbage → Snail → Bird → Snake
    Cabbage → Grasshopper → Bird → Snake
    Cabbage → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake
    Energy Flow in Food Web

    Cabbage Snail Bird Fox

    Energy is transferred from one organism to another organism


    Energy Flow in Food Web

    • Energy loss
    • Movement
    • Respiration
    • Heat energy / chemical energy through undigested food /
    faeces
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    in the next
    video …

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