Relier Pairs Systems and Models (part 3) - Review for Ecology UnitVersion en ligne assignment par Benjamin D Morgan 1 System Interaction 2 Types of models 3 Model Importance 4 Energy Transfers 5 System Importance 6 Actual System 7 Closed System 8 How does the number of predators affect the prey population? The dependent variable is... 9 Flows within 10 How does the number of predators affect the prey population? The controlled variable is... 11 Open System 12 Model 13 How does the number of predators affect the prey population? The independent variable is... 14 System Function 15 Energy Transformations Autotroph population Prey population For tracking energy and matter flows so that we can better understand the concept When matter can enter and leave a system. Representation of the actual system Systems effect other systems. Objects and energy will leave one system and enter another system. Predator population Energy can change from one type of energy to another type of energy when it interacts with a system When energy moves from one system (object) to another system (object) What a system is designed for...it's job/role To help us understand systems better by allowing us to study it, perform experiments, etc on a smaller version of the system 3D smaller items, computer simulations, diagrams, pictures. When matter cannot enter or leave a system, but energy can enter/leave When matter or energy moves inside of a system The system or object under study. Not a representation