Essentials of Biology (5th International Edition)
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Author: Sylvia S. Mader, Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
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Chapter 31, Problem S1.1BYB
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The roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem.
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Ecosystem comprises of biotic factors of a community of thriving species associating with each other, which can be observed in the food webs/chains. These diverse species stay in connection due to the requirement of the food. The population is considered as a gathering of same species. This population performs an essential function in sustaining the equilibrium in the ecosystem. The functions played by the population in this feeding association are categorized into the three prime biotic constituents of an ecosystem. These are producers, consumers, and decomposers.
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Ch. 31.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 31.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 31.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 31.1 - Prob. 4LOCh. 31.1 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 31.1 - Contrast species richness with species diversityCh. 31.1 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 31.1 - Prob. 4CYPCh. 31.1 - Prob. 1ACh. 31.1 - Prob. 2A
Ch. 31.1 - Prob. 3ACh. 31.1 - Prob. 4ACh. 31.1 - Prob. 5ACh. 31.1 - Prob. 6ACh. 31.1 - Prob. 7ACh. 31.2 - Describe the role of autotrophs and heterotrophs...Ch. 31.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 31.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 31.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 31.2 - Prob. 5LOCh. 31.2 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 31.2 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 31.2 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 31.2 - Prob. 4CYPCh. 31.2 - Prob. 8ACh. 31.2 - Prob. 9ACh. 31.2 - Prob. 10ACh. 31.2 - Prob. 11ACh. 31.2 - Prob. 12ACh. 31.2 - Prob. 13ACh. 31.2 - Prob. 14ACh. 31.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 31.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 31.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 31.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 31.3 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 31.3 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 31 - Prob. 1BYBCh. 31 - Prob. 2BYBCh. 31 - Prob. S1.1BYBCh. 31 - Prob. S30.2BYBCh. 31 - Prob. S6.1BYBCh. 31 - Prob. 1TCCh. 31 - Prob. 2TCCh. 31 - 3. Many exotic species, such as zebra mussels and...
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