What is Ecology ?
Ecology is the study of environments/ecosystems and the organisms in the environment. Ecology studies how those organisms interact with other organisms and the environment.
Ecosystems
There are so many varieties of ecosystems on Earth. The climates are different - there are different biomes. the different biomes are Tundra (cold,dry), Taiga (cold,moist), Temperate Forest (seasonal), Desert (hot,dry), Tropical Rain Forest (moist, hot), and Savanna (seasonal). These different ecosystems and biomes forms because of the sunlight it gets and because of precipitation. Depending on where an area is located, how close it is to the equator, the amount of sun it will get differs. If an area is close to the equator, it receives more sun and will also get more precipitation. an example of these biomes would be TRF (Tropical Rain Forest). TRF is near the equator and it very moist and warm. The precipitation at the equator also affects the biomes not bear the equator because of the sinking air, which carries dry air to biomes like Deserts.
Community Interactions
A community is the all of one population in an area. Community interactions is how they all interact with each other. They are many different relationships of interaction in a community. One is a predator/prey. Another is competition. competition happens when it is in the same niche. a niche is the position of an organism in an ecosystem. competition happen in the same niche because then there is a fight for resources. Last interactions is symbiosis. Symbiosis is a close relationship between 2 organisms. There are three different types of symbiosis. The first is parasitism, where there is a host and a parasite - one gains, the other loses. An example of parasitism would be eye mites/humans. The second type of symbiosis would be commensalism, where one gains, the other is un affected. An example of this would be remora fish/sharks. The last type os symbiosis would be mutualism, where both sides gain. An example of this would be a bee and flower.
Ecosystems
There are so many varieties of ecosystems on Earth. The climates are different - there are different biomes. the different biomes are Tundra (cold,dry), Taiga (cold,moist), Temperate Forest (seasonal), Desert (hot,dry), Tropical Rain Forest (moist, hot), and Savanna (seasonal). These different ecosystems and biomes forms because of the sunlight it gets and because of precipitation. Depending on where an area is located, how close it is to the equator, the amount of sun it will get differs. If an area is close to the equator, it receives more sun and will also get more precipitation. an example of these biomes would be TRF (Tropical Rain Forest). TRF is near the equator and it very moist and warm. The precipitation at the equator also affects the biomes not bear the equator because of the sinking air, which carries dry air to biomes like Deserts.
Community Interactions
A community is the all of one population in an area. Community interactions is how they all interact with each other. They are many different relationships of interaction in a community. One is a predator/prey. Another is competition. competition happens when it is in the same niche. a niche is the position of an organism in an ecosystem. competition happen in the same niche because then there is a fight for resources. Last interactions is symbiosis. Symbiosis is a close relationship between 2 organisms. There are three different types of symbiosis. The first is parasitism, where there is a host and a parasite - one gains, the other loses. An example of parasitism would be eye mites/humans. The second type of symbiosis would be commensalism, where one gains, the other is un affected. An example of this would be remora fish/sharks. The last type os symbiosis would be mutualism, where both sides gain. An example of this would be a bee and flower.
Feather Star Ecology
Feather stars live in oceans, near corals reefs. (10) Oceans are though of as having high environmental nutrients. (9)
Feather Stars are filter feeders. Feather stars are secondary consumers because they eat producers like organic particles but also plankton. (10) Feather stars interact with other feather stars and organisms in coral reefs.
Feather Stars are filter feeders. Feather stars are secondary consumers because they eat producers like organic particles but also plankton. (10) Feather stars interact with other feather stars and organisms in coral reefs.