Iroquois Ridge advanced

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Course Syllabus

  1. Introduction to Ecosystems and Ecological Viewpoints
  2. Ecological Hierarchy
  3. Biotic and Abiotic Factors
  4. Photosynthesis: The Energy Conversion Process
  5. Cellular Respiration: Energy Release for Life
  6. Complementary Processes: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Study Notes

Introduction to Ecosystems and Ecological Viewpoints

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Let's break down the components:
* Biotic components: These are the living or once-living parts.
* Producers: Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis (e.g., plants, algae). They form the base of the food web.
* Consumers: Organisms that get energy by eating other organisms.
* Primary Consumers (Herbivores): Eat producers (e.g., deer, rabbits).
* Secondary Consumers (Carnivores/Omnivores): Eat primary consumers (e.g., wolves eating deer, humans eating vegetables and meat).
* Tertiary Consumers: Eat secondary consumers (e.g., eagles eating snakes that ate mice).
* Decomposers: Break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the soil (e.g., bacteria, fungi).
* Abiotic components: These are the non-living physical and chemical parts of an ecosystem.
* Sunlight, water, temperature, soil pH, oxygen levels, rocks, and minerals.

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