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What would happen to the energy flow through an ecosystem if the decomposers were eliminated?
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∙ 10y ago
Nothing. There is a misconception that there is an energetic cycle in an ecosystems but that is erroneous. There is a cycle in nitrogen and other nutrients that decomposers engender and, eventually, plants absorb but there is zero energy content in those as plants take 100 of the energy from the sun. The purport of decomposers is to return nutrients to the soil, not energy.
Energy only flows in one direction in the biological world starting and getting dispersed out by the different biological organisms until is thoroughly lost to the entropy in the universe. A decomposer is yet another organism that consumes the energy amassed by the plants from the sun and disperses it out.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agothe flow of energy would not be completed.
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How does energy flow through the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem?
How does energy flow through an ecosystem?
How is movement of matter and energy through an ecosystem different?
An example of the transfer of energy is the food chain. This is different from movement of basic elements in the ecosystem because energy gets used, not just moved.
This is a path for the transfer of matter and energy through an ecosystem by eating and being eaten?
Food Chain
How does the flow of nutrients in an ecosystem differ from the flow of energy in an ecosystem?
The flow of energy in an ecosystem is unidirectional and is not cyclic. It is represented in a flowchart form. The flow of nutrients in an ecosystem is cyclic like a water cycle. An example for flow of energy is :- sun --- producer --- primary consumer --- secondary consumer --- tertiary consumer --- decomposer. The energy remained in the is very little and it is released as heat. An example for flow of nutrients is :- air, water, soil --- producer --- primary consumer ----secondary consumer --- tertiary consumer ---- decomposer ---- air, water, soil--- and so on (cyclic)
An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms?
it's decomposers
Why are decomposers essential to the health of ecosystem?
Energy flow in an ecosystem is cyclical. remove the decomposers and it becomes linear. Like a pirate's plank.
Is the energy stored in the feces lost to the ecosystem why or why not?
The energy contained in the feces is not lost from the ecosystem. It can still be consumed by decomposers.
How is the sun's energy passed along in an ecosystem?
The Sun's help from the sunlight helps the plants grow up
Name the three energy roles of organisms in an ecosystem?
The three energy roles in an ecosystem are producers, consumers, and decomposers. ;)
How does energy flow through the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem?
How does energy flow through an ecosystem?
What are roles producers consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem?
They are all required to drive the carbon/energy cycle.
What are the roles of producers consumers and decomposers in ecosystem?
They are all required to drive the carbon/energy cycle.
What are the roles producers consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem?
They are all required to drive the carbon/energy cycle.
What are the roles of producers consumers decomposers in ecosystem?
They are all required to drive the carbon/energy cycle.
How is energy transferred between the sun and consumer in an ecosystem?
Through photosynthesis. Plants will capture the solar energy, then it flows from the plants, to the animals that feed on these plants (consumers), and finally to the decomposers of animal and plant remains.
What role do decomposers play in the ecosystem?
Decomposers are an essential component of any ecosystem. Their main role is to recycle nutrients in dead organisms and their wastes. Most decomposers are bacteria and fungi. Without the decomposers, there could be no life, since plants would then run out of nutrients.
How does a heterotorph differ from an autotroph?
They differ in one fundamental way:Autotrophs fix their own energy. (They are the producers of the ecosystem.)Heterotrophs must get their energy from other sources. (They are the consumers, detritivores, or decomposers of the ecosystem.)
