Ecosystems (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards

Living organisms + non-living environment working together

All parts work together & depend on each other

Total amount of living plant & animal matter

Dead organic material like fallen leaves & dead plants

Organisms (plants) that make own food using sunlight

Organisms (animals) that get energy by eating others

Process where plants convert sunlight into energy

Nutrients recycled continuously through ecosystem

Flows one direction, lost at each level, NOT recycled

Biomass, litter, soil