Module 2: Ecosystems

Topics

• Concept of an ecosystem →
• Structure and function of an ecosystem →
• Energy flow in the ecosystem →
• Ecological succession →
• Types of ecosystem →
• Forest ecosystem →
• Grassland ecosystem →
• Desert ecosystem →
• Producers →
• consumers and decomposers →
• Food chains →
• food webs and ecological pyramids →
• Introduction →
• types →
• characteristic features →
• structure and function of the following ecosystem: Forest ecosystem →
• Aquatic ecosystems →
• structure and function of the following ecosystem →
• Aquatic ecosystems (ponds →
• streams →
• lakes →
• rivers →
• oceans →
• estuaries) →