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What is the role of animals in the movement of matter and energy in an ecosystem?
What is the role of animals in the movement of matter and energy in an ecosystem?
Animals play an important role in the movement of matter and energy through the ecosystem by feeding on plants and on one another.
How do decomposers facilitate nutrient cycling in an ecosystem?
How do decomposers facilitate nutrient cycling in an ecosystem?
Decomposers release carbon back to the atmosphere and facilitate nutrient cycling by converting nutrients stored in dead biomass back to a form that can be readily used by plants and microbes.
What are some of the external factors that control the overall structure of an ecosystem?
What are some of the external factors that control the overall structure of an ecosystem?
External factors such as climate, parent material which forms the soil, and topography control the overall structure of an ecosystem.
How is energy incorporated into the ecosystem?
How is energy incorporated into the ecosystem?
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What is the significance of ecosystems being controlled by external and internal factors?
What is the significance of ecosystems being controlled by external and internal factors?
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