https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii en-us 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC 2025-11-19 11:19:27 UTC hello@padlet.com em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923950 Energy can also be lost through egested waste (basically poop) and through heat. Egested waste is what the organisms don't need, since energy can't be destroyed, the energy that the organism doesn't need, goes out through egested waste. Another way energy is loss is through heat. Heat will cause the animal to sweat and require it to use energy to stay cool, the same can be said for keeping warm.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923950 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923951 Adding on to what I said on the right, the amount of energy produced is called the GPP (Gross Primary Products). The amount of energy that actually gets passed on is called the NPP (Net Primary Productivity). To get the NPP you take the GPP and subtract it by how much energy was used in respiration. ]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923951 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923952 Here is an example of how energy is spread through an ecosystem. The producers, which in this example is grass. Use photosynthesis to create energy. So let's say the grass produces 100,000 kilocalories, it has to also think about its self too, so it's gonna use some of those calories for cellular respiration. This then leads to the primary consumer eating only about 10% of the original 100,000 calories. So as you can see, the amount of calories that are passed gets lower and lower because consumers can not produce their own energy. Some of the energy also gets eaten by decomposers. Once any of the consumers pass away.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923952 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923953 Below are how much different ecosystems produce biomass.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923953 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923954 Our first source of energy is from the Sun, this energy is then transferred to producers. The amount of sunlight can determine how much biomass and calories are created and is also tied to how much organisms live there as pictured on the right. Ecosystems closest to the equator produce the most calories and biomass when compared to different ecosystems.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923954 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923955 Here's a video showing how energy flows through an ecosystem.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923955 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923956 Now knowing more about what makes up an ecosystem, we can talk about how energy is transferred through an ecosystem]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923956 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923957 Many known animals are consumers, even humans are. One well-known consumer in the savanna is the cheetah.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923957 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923958 An example of decomposers in a savanna are Vultures. These birds fly around looking for dead organisms to feast on,. There are many more kinds of decomposers.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923958 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923959 Probably the most known trees in the savanna, are the Umbrella Thorn Acacias. They are known for their long branches and leafy tops. They are an example of producers in the Savanna.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923959 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923960 Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms' activities (energy transformation). Google definitions aside, photosynthesis is a major factor in an ecosystem. Climates that lack sunshine, tend to lack organisms as well, such as the North or South poles. This is because many producers that consumers eat, require sunlight to produce food, and when there is a lack of sunlight, there is a lack of producers due to the lack of food.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923960 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923961 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923961 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923963 Producers in an ecosystem are organisms which make food from photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. They don't need any other organisms to survive since they make their own food. In the savannah, some examples of these include the Umbrella Thorn Acacia, the Abal, and the River Bishwillow.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923963 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923964 Decomposers get their source of food from other dead organisms. When an organism dies, they come in and eat whatever is left. Examples of decomposers in a savanna ecosystem include, hyenas, vultures, and even microscopic organisms such as bacteria.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923964 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923965 Consumers in an ecosystem eat other organisms to obtain their food. Consumers eat producers, decomposers, and even other consumers. Example of consumers in an savanna include elephants, cheetahs, and zebras.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923965 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923966 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923966 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923967 To answer that question, we will be looking at the Savanna ecosystem. But before that, we have to look into some key concepts and vocabulary.]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923967 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923968 How does energy move through living organisms in an ecosystem?]]> 2016-11-11 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136923968 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136924117 Trophic levels are what make up the ecological pyramid. On the very bottom are producers, then primary consumers. An example of these two would be any plant and a caterpillar. Caterpillar's eat leaves of plants making them primary consumers. The next level is secondary consumers, to go with our example, birds eat caterpillars. The top level, are the tertiary consumers, and an example of tertiary consumers could be any organisms that eat birds. Some organisms can fall under multiple trophic levels such as humans.]]> 2016-11-11 02:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/136924117 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137040958 2016-11-11 16:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137040958 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137041038 2016-11-11 16:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137041038 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137041223 2016-11-11 16:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137041223 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137041349 2016-11-11 16:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137041349 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137041655 2016-11-11 16:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137041655 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137041754 On the left is an example of a food chain. A food chain is on way we can see how energy flows, but not in depth like the pyramid you will see below.]]> 2016-11-11 16:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137041754 em20218 https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137043240 https://drive.google.com/a/lisle202.org/file/d/0BzAclqijfxWoczg1Q29QT0ZpNDQ/view?usp=sharing]]> 2016-11-11 16:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/yeahboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/wish/137043240