Where Would You Expect to Find the Highest Density of Heterotrophic

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Essay

Where would you expect to find the highest density of heterotrophic populations in the lake ecosystem? Why?

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Definitions:

Chemical Digestion

The process by which food is broken down by enzymes and acids in the digestive system into substances the body can use.

Enteric Plexus

is a network of neurons in the walls of the digestive tract, helping regulate the digestive system's processes.

Myenteric Plexus

Plexus of unmelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies lying in the muscular coat of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines; communicates with the submucosal plexuses.

Celiac Plexus

A complex network of nerves located in the abdomen, sometimes referred to as the solar plexus, playing a key role in innervating many of the abdominal and pelvic organs.