Unit 4 Flashcards
(11 cards)
Food Web
a model of energy transfer that can show how the food chains in a community are interconnected.
How much energy gets transfered
Only 10% of the energy moves on to the next trophic level.
Energy Pyramid:
A model that shows the amount of energy available in each link of a food chain.
Dynamic Equilibrium
The balance between different parts of the ecosystem.
Resilience
is the ability of an ecosystem to maintain balance even in the face of significant disturbances.
Ecosystem Health
The higher the biodiversity in an ecosystem, the healthier it and the organisms will be.
Supporting Services
Are services that allow for the existence of all other ecosytem
Provisioning Services
Provide products from an ecosystem.
Cultural Services
Are benefits that people obtain through their experiences with in ecosystem.
Regulating Services
These are the benefits that are received from the regulation of ecosystem processes.
