Concept Matrix- Chapter 3

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DIRECTIONS: Fill in the Concept Matrix below. For cells where the topic in the far left row is the same as the topic in the top row, provide the DEFINITION
of the term. For example, in the first empty cell in the upper-left corner of the matrix, provide the definition for ecosystems. For cells where the topic in the
far left row is the different as the topic in the top row, provide the RELATIONSHIP/CONNECTION between the two words.

NOTE: When you have completed filling in this matrix, go to File > Save As and save the file with YOUR LAST NAME in the file name.

Biotic factors Food chain Biomass

Biotic factors Definition: Living components of an
ecosystem such as: producers,
consumers, heterotrophs, decomposers
or detritivores
Relationship/Connection: The biotic
factors make up the food chain in any
ecosystem, since one organism will
live through the nutritional source of
another.
Relationship/Connection: A biomass
consists of both biotic factors and abiotic
factors, which develops into a large mass
of organisms thriving in an appropriate
environment. Within that large mass of
organisms, a food chain will become
present.

Food chain Definition: A sequence of organisms, Relationship/Connection: A biomass

each of which serves as a nutritional
source for the next.
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essentially cannot exist without a food
chain being created. Within the biomass,
populations and ecosystems develop and
in turn, all those organisms involved will
use each other as nutritional sources.

biomass Definition: the total mass of organisms in

a given area or volume.

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