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Ecology - Lesson 2 Notes - Student
Ecology - Lesson 2 Notes - Student
Ecology
Lesson 2
It can also show how food and energy is being ______________from one organism to another.
In a food chain, the producer, primary, secondary and tertiary consumers are arranged in order.
Each organism that occupies a position in the food chain is called a ______________.
Food web
The diagram below shows a food web. Answer the questions below. [4m]
Example 1a (Answers)
The diagram below shows a food web. Answer the questions below. [4m]
The diagram below shows a food web. Answer the questions below. [4m]
Example 1b (Answers)
The diagram below shows a food web. Answer the questions below. [4m]
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3rd
10J of energy
Trophic level
1st
100 000J of energy
Trophic level
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Bioamplification
Bioamplification is a term used to describe the increase of toxins at
each stage of the food chain.
Have you heard of this saying that big mackerel fishes or shark’s
meat have high mercury contamination and it is not healthy to eat
them?
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90 000J
a) How much energy will the eagle receive when it feeds on the snake.
c) Explain why the food chain does not have the 5th organism?
There is not enough energy left to sustain the organisms in the higher trophic levels.
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Example 2 (Answers)
90 000J
a) How much energy will the eagle receive when it feeds on the snake.
c) Explain why the food chain does not have the 5th organism?
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______________by the
plants to remove ___ and
produces ______________
that is later converted to
important materials like ____________________________re
proteins and fats. leases CO2 into the atmosphere.
______________ by decomposers.
Decomposers undergo ______________ and
also releases CO2
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Nitrogen cycle
Nitrogen is an
important
element in ______________ is a
_______________ process which nitrates to
_____________. become nitrogen gas and
returned back to the
______________is a
atmosphere.
process which causes
nitrogen gas in the
This process is
atmosphere to combine
contributed by
with other elements to
____________________.
form more
______________ like
ammonia and nitrates. ______________ is a
process where plants and
This process is animals incorporate
contributed by nitrates and ammonia to
______________ and form nucleic acids and
_____________________. ______________.
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Destructive Definition
activities
Over-hunting • ______________can disrupt the marine ecosystem. The population of fish decreases.
• ______________for food and for recreation purposes can also cause
__________________________________________. This will also disrupt the ecosystem.
Deforestation • It is the massive destruction of the forest to provide land for roads, buildings and agriculture.
• ______________ of many plants and animals are ______________ leading to extinction of
these organisms.
• We could also ________________________________due to extinction of these organisms.
• Increase in carbon dioxide lead to ______________.
• When forests are cleared, soil if exposed to different weathers leading to ______________.
• Soil erosion may sometimes lead to landslide causing harm to people.
• ____________________________in the atmosphere as there are lesser plants now to
______________ to produce oxygen.
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Example 3
Complete the diagram of the carbon cycle below by inserting the process names in the boxes. [3m]
Atmosphere
Plants Animals
Bacteria
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Complete the diagram of the carbon cycle below by inserting the process names in the boxes. [3m]
Atmosphere
Plants Animals
Bacteria
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Example 4
c) What is the process when nitrates to become nitrogen gas and returned back to the atmosphere?
d) What is the process which causes nitrogen gas in the atmosphere to combine with other elements to form
ammonia?
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c) What is the process when nitrates to become nitrogen gas and returned back to the atmosphere?
d) What is the process which causes nitrogen gas in the atmosphere to combine with other elements to form
ammonia?
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Example 5
b) Describe briefly how plants are important for the survival of all living organisms?
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b) Describe briefly how plants are important for the survival of all living organisms?
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