Ecosystems

• Abiotic - non-living things
• Biotic - living things
• Producers - an organism that are able to absorb energy form the sun (through photosynthesis) and make their own food
• Decomposer - any organism that breaks down dead plant and animal tissue, which is then recycled to the environment
• Consumer - an organism that gets their energy by eating other organisms
• Ecosystem - a community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their physical environment
• Abiotic examples:

  • soil
  • rocks
  • water
  • sun
• Ecosystems occur in:

  • Parallel lines of latitude
  • Board belts across the world
  • Change North and South of equator
• Why are ecosystem different?

  1. Latitude ~ closer to the equator means warmer temperature because sun'r rays are more concentrated
  2. Oceans current ~ bring hot or warm currents
  3. Wind ~ can heat or cool location and blow moisture in or out
  4. Inland or Coastal ~ closer to sea creates warmer