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Ecosystems
Definitions
Turbidity
- “The state or quality of being clouded or opaque, usually because of suspended matter or stirred-up sediment:
Other potential risks to water resources include increased turbidity from the erosion of cleared and excavated land.”
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/turbidity
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What is an Ecosystem?
- Characterised by biotic and abiotic components.
- Examples include: the distribution of energy and prevailing climatic conditions.
An ecosystem is a structural and functional unit of ecology where the living organisms interact with each other and the surrounding environment. In other words, an ecosystem is a chain of interactions between organisms and their environment.
BIOTIC COMPONENTS
Producers
- Include all autographs such as plants
- They can produce food through photosynthesis.
- Higher ups of food chain are reliant for food.
Consumers
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- Dependent on other organisms for food.
- Categorised into primary, consumers, secondary and tertiary consumers.
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(All living components in an ecosystem, can be categorised into autotrophs, heterotrophs and saprotrophs or decomposers).