What would happen to an ecosystem if all its decomposers and detritus feeders were eliminated or all its producers were eliminated?

Q: Eutrophication in water bodies can lead to the formation of dead zones due to a depletion of   a.…

A: Excessive growth of plants and algae due to the increased availability of one or more growth…

Q: How can we protect the biomes from being polluted

A: Biome is a large distinct biological community of plants ( flora ) and animals ( fauna) that share…

Q: Gasping for Oxygen Explain how each of the following contribute to dissolved oxygen decline in…

A: Various factors are responsible for dissolved oxygen decline in aquatic ecosystems :-

Q: aquatic habitat decomposers food web consumers producers structural trophic level 1.When energy…

A: Energy needs to be transferred in an ecosystem for the support of life at each trophic level.

Q: If the human population were to stabilize tomorrow and never reach 8 billion people, would that…

A: A community is made up of many different populations that live in the same area. Population ecology…

Q: What is the dominant second trophic level, in a lake ecosystem?

A: The ecology is the study of all living beings and their interaction with the environment. It…

Q: What would happen in an ecosystem if suddenly there were no decomposers?

A: The organism that will decompose or play the role in breaks down of the organic material such as the…

Q: Which organisms in the diagram are autotrophs?

A: Food is the primary source of energy for all organisms. Without proper food and nutrition, an…

Q: Why is it important that decomposers such as bacteria release nutrients?

A: Decomposers are organisms that break down complex organic materials, such as remains of dead…

Q: Explain the "phosphate trap" in the estuary of Chesapeake Bay. Why was a local ban on phosphorus in…

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Q: What human activities have affected the phosphorus cycle and led to eutrophication of the waterways?

A: phosphorous cycle The phosphorus cycle is the biogeochemical cycle that portrays the development of…

Q: As climate change continues to warm water bodies, what abiotic changes occur in ponds and lakes? How…

A: Pond ecosystem  Ponds and lakes comes under the Lentic type of ecosystem--of Fresh water ecosystem,…

Q: Why does deforestation of a watershed increase the concentration of nitrates in streams draining the…

A: Watershed is accumulation of water on land,  which is collected from rains, snow etc and drain all…

Q: Some of the organic material manufactured in estuarine communitiesis exported to other ecosystems.…

A: Answer: Introduction: Estuaries means specific regions where the river and seawater combine. The…

Q: How would the ecosystem react to producers or decomposers being removed.

A: An ecosystem is a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, live together.…

Q: What are biogeochemical cycles?

A: An ecosystem is a unit which comprises of all the organisms that live in a particular place which…

Q: Does iron limit primary production in some parts of the oceans?

A: Oligotrophic lakes have very clear water content, transparent surface, very deep, and less growth of…

Q: What is a trophic level, and how does it relate to a food web?

A: A food web represents the multiple pathways by which energy and matter flow in an ecosystem. It…

Q: What is a trophic slob? What is a trophic snob? Which of these is more typical of tropical food…

A: Food chain: it represent the linear flow of nutrients and energy between different subsequent…

Q: Which type of organisms occupy more than one trophic level in a pond ecosystem?

A: An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of…

Q: What aspects of an ecosystem would increase its biodiversity?

A: Answer- Ecosystem includes the abiotic and biotic interactions.

Q: How efficient is energy transfer between trophic levels in foodwebs?

A: The efficient energy transfer between trophic levels in food webs follows certain rules. Here we…

Q: would an ecosystem be able to survive without the consumers and the decomposers and its ditritus…

A: The ecosystem mainly depends upon the abiotic factors such as solar radiation, ocean, climate,…

Q: How do human actions increase the carrying capacity of some ecosystems?

A: Answer:- The maximum population size that an ecosystem can support is the carrying capacity of that…

Q: What is the significance in an aquatic ecosystem ?

A: Aquatic ecosystems perform numerous valuable environmental functions. They recycle nutrients, purify…

Q: What would happen to an ecosystem if (a) all of its decomposers and detritus feeders were…

A: a) In the event that the entirety of an environment's decomposers and debris feeders were to go…

Q: What is the reason for highest biomass in aquatic ecosystem?

A: The ecosystem present in a water body is known as aquatic ecosystem. It is of two types, namely…

Q: primary producers in an oligotrophic lake

A: OLIGOTROPHIC LAKE- Oligotrophic lakes are those lakes with very clear water content, transparent…

Q: What is the importance of the ecosystem?

A: The branch of biology that deals with the relationship among various living organisms and with their…

Q: How does the increase in the influx of tourists in a city during the holiday season or special…

A: Thr ecosystem with its kind influences a great number of animals and birds. This regulates the…

Q: What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem

A: Decomposers are organisms that feed on dead materials by helping ecosystem grow and live.

Q: Is the world’s ecosystem still in balance? Why or why not?

A: Ecosystem balance refers to a sustainable habitat where different species can survive without…

Q: The trophic levels found in this ecosystem are decomposers, producers, consumers, secondary…

A: Trophic level  Trophic level can be define as the position of organisms in a food chain or food web.

Q: What is eutrophication? How do agriculture, sewage, and use of detergents contribute to the process…

A: Eutrophication : It is the process in which a water body becomes overly enriched with nutrients ,…

Q: Which nutrient limits phytoplanktonproduction along the coast of Long Island?

A: Nutrition is study of nutrients in the food, their process, and relationship of health and disease.…

Q: The major primary producers at the base of the food chain in aquatic ecosystems usually belong to…

A: As we know plants are only organisms which can synthesise/ produce their own food , thus they are…

Q: Which ecosystem has the highest gross primary productivity?

A: Gross primary productivity (GPP) is the rate at which energy is converted into organic matter. This…

Q: Why would nitrogen in the runoff increase so drastically with deforestation?

A: Introduction: Deforestation is the process by which humans remove trees and other vegetation from an…

Q: why are omnivores, decomposers and detrivores not in any trophic level?

A: A trophic level refers to the position of an organism in a food chain. The position is determined by…

Q: What is the carbon source for autotrophic organisms?

A: Organisms derive nutrition from the ingested food particles which provide the carbon source,…

Q: What will happen if we completely remove the decomposers from an ecosystem?

A: They are the micro consumers, mostly bacteria and fungi also called saprophytes or mineralizers.…

Q: What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems?

A: Ecosystem is the interaction between the abiotic and biotic factors of a surrounding.

Q: What is a trophic level?

A: The ecosystem can be defined as the geographic area where the plants, animals, and other organisms,…

Q: Which organisms are known as the chief producers in the oceans?

A: Biodiversity: It is variability and varieties of life on earth. It is a measure of variation at…

Q: Which type of ecosystem has the highest annual net primary productivity?

A: Ecosystem is a geographical region where animals, plants, and all other organisms, as well as…

Q: Which organisms can be found at the first, lowest, trophic level? a. herbivores b. carnivores c.…

A: Introduction: The geographic area consisting of both biotic and abiotic components of nature to form…

Functional Diversity