Describe how producers actively convert environmental carbon and nitrogen compounds into small organic molecules.
Understand that consumers obtain essential carbon and nitrogen compounds solely by consuming and digesting producers or other organisms within the food web.
Explain how food webs successfully model the continuous transfer of biomass and highlight the profound interdependence of populations within a community.
Understand the vital, continuous cycling of essential substances, such as water and carbon, through both the biotic and abiotic components of diverse ecosystems.
