BS 2 - Feeding relationships and cycles

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Ecology 6,2 - Feeding relationships

What is a carbon footprint?

A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions.

Photosynthesis

Producers - Plants are the basis

• Green plants produce food using photosynthesis
• Animals consume food
• Producers are always the first part of the food chain

Consumers

Animals consume (eat) substances made by plants (glucose) 

Primary consumers: herbivores - eat the producers (plants)

Secondary consumers: carnivores/omnivores - eat the primary consumers

Cycle continues up the food chain.

Scavengers

Scavengers eat dead material - dead animal or plant are used as food

Remains left by the scavengers are broken down by bacteria and fungi

Breakdown agents: return nutrients to be reused again. Always bacteria and fungi 

Nutrient cycle

The carbon cycle