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Ecosystem - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Converts atmospheric nitrogen into forms usable by plants
        
        Essential for:
        
        growth
        
        repair
        
        reproduction
        
        immune system support
        
        enzymes
        
        hormones
- - - - Plants that create their own food via photosynthesis
    - - Organisms that consume other organisms for energy
        
        herbivores
        
        carnivores
        
        omnivores
    - - Break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients
        
        fungi
        
        bacteria
  - - - Clownfish and Sea Anemone
        
        Clownfish: Shelter and protection
        
        Sea Anemone: Nutrients from clownfish waste and parasite removal.
      - Ants and Aphids
        
        Ants: Consume sugary "honeydew" from aphids
        
        Aphids: Protection from predators
    - - Barnacles on Whales
        
        Barnacles benefit from geographical distribution and feeding opportunities
        
        Whales are unaffected
    - - Vampire Bats
        
        These bats feed on the blood of larger animals, acting as a parasite
- - - - producers converts sunlight into chemical energy through photosynthesis (1st trophic level)
        
        consumers
        
        Herbivores: Eat plants (primary consumers)
        
        Carnivores: Eat other animals (secondary or tertiary consumers)
        
        Decomposers: Break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.
    - - Energy is lost at each trophic level
      - In a food chain, only 10% of energy in food is transferred from one trophic level to the next. As a result, the amount of energy available in food is not sufficient anymore to support organisms after five trophic levels.