Unit 8: The Living Environment
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Chapter 36
Ecosystems
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is the study of interactions of living organisms with one
another
(community) and their physical
environment
(ecosystem).
Energy
in one direction through
levels of an ecosystem, forming a complex
food
.
Energy
is lost as
at each trophic
level
; only about
of the energy is available for the next level.
The
of the earth affects climate due to differential solar
radiation
that reaches the globe.
The
of the earth around its axis casts a rain
on the leeward side of
mountains
.
Unlike energy, the physical components of ecosystems are reused in
biochemical
.
Ocean
ecosystems are affected by
penetration and
.
Terrestrial
ecosystems are defined by
and
patterns.
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