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The energy is needed for new growth, but the nutrients are recycled from the "old growth" from the older & diseased plants and animals dying. That puts their nutrients back into the system. So all it really needs is a constant supply of energy. Our biosphere, the Earth, is just a giant ecosystem that recycles all its nutrients, which can be considered as raw materials, that are used to build new life. If we look at the way we handle our "nutrients" like product that we buy every day, we can get a good picture of how wasteful it is to throw things away. We throw away so much plastic that they end up in the ecosystem and harm or kill the animals in it. There is a report that says that every cow in India has an average to 10 plastic bags in its stomach when it dies.
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What is one major difference between how matter moves through an ecosystem and how energy moves through an ecosystem?
Unlike the one way flow of energy, matter is recycled within and between ecosystems.
Why does an ecosystem need oxygen?
it gives us life to us and to all the living organisms
Why are human population not limited by the carrying capacity of their ecosystems?
Humans are able to use their knowledge to locate resources they need.
Why is sunlight so important to ecosystems?
Most ecosystems have plants. Plants use the sun to create food and start the food chain. Without the sun, there would be no plants, thus no herbivores to eat the plants, thus no carnivores to eat the herbivores, so on and so on.
Do rockets need energy?
Yes, rockets need energy for launching
Why does the temperature of the surroundings start falling when ice of a frozen lake starts melting?
Temperature is the average kinetic energy of molecules, what we experience as warmth is the influx of energy. For ice to melt, it would need energy/heat; it would take this from it's immediate surroundings.
When the country is in need of a massive influx of troops do they hold a ration?
civics
When the country is in need of a massive influx of troops. do they hold a ration?
civics
Do ecosystems need predators?
to balance out the food chain
Why are the movement of energy and nutrients through living system different?
nutrients flow in two directions , and energy recycles. By: val <3
How human survival is connected to the continual changing in the of the earth?
because humons need to look after the earth
How water is a limiting Factor?
All Ecosystems need it one way or another
What created the greatest need for urban social programs during the late 1800s?
the influx of immigrants to industrial cities
Why does the world need invertebrates?
The world needs invertebrates because they are an important part of ecosystems.
Why did the Germans migrate to Ohio?
. continual warfare · religious persecution · heavy taxation and seizure of property
Is a biome the same as a ecosystems climax?
Please answer his question please i need the answer its due in 4 minutes!!
Do radios need energy?
Yes, Radios Need Energy. ( All Electronics Need Energy )
