Question 1: Describe an ecosystem that includes a producer, consumer, and decomposer. Use a real example. Your answer should be a paragraph with 5-6 complete sentences. Question 2: Explain how excessive nitrogen can lead to eutrophication of a lake. Your answer should be a paragraph with 5-6 complete sentences.

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Question 1: Describe an ecosystem that includes a producer, consumer, and
decomposer. Use a real example. Your answer should be a paragraph with 5-6
complete sentences.
Question 2: Explain how excessive nitrogen can lead to eutrophication of a lake.
Your answer should be a paragraph with 5-6 complete sentences.
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The entire group of organisms and the natural setting in which they live together make up an Ecosystem. Through nutrient cycles and energy exchanges, these biotic and abiotic elements are interconnected. Through photosynthesis, energy enters the system and is absorbed into plant tissue. Living species interact with one another and their surroundings in an ecosystem, which is a structural and functional unit of ecology.

When examining the ecosystem's cycle of life, three primary categories should be taken into account. Production, consumption, and decomposition comprise the groups. These divisions are made according on how the creature gets its sustenance. Food chains and webs link producers, consumers, and decomposers together, and they are all reliant on one another to survive.

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