Assignment
For this assignment we learned about ecology. We were told to research a specific biome or an animal and to find and create a solution to a problem that it has. In our group we chose the Pacific Ocean and we tackled the problem of corberate overfishing. We also chose to do a species spotlight on the Hawaiian Monk Seal. We researched the factors that play into the Pacific Ocean aswell as the food webs and learned how all the species interact. As our solution we decided to tighten up fishing shares for the ocean. Along with this we researched the water carbon and nitrogen cycles aswell as symbiosis.
Content
Carrying Capacity- The capacity of animals that can survive in an ecosystem without over extending its resources.
Abiotic factor- An element in an ecosystem that is not alive.
Biotic factor- An organism in an ecosystem that is living.
Carbon cycle- The cycle in which carbon goes through multiple chemical changes and transfers to be recycled. It goes through being CO2 in the air and being glucose in the plants and being in the soil and fossil fuels.
Nitrogen cycle- The cycle in which the chemical nitrogen is transferred throughout the ecosystem to be continuously reused. Bacteria is used to transfer it between atmospheric nitrogen to nitrogen in plants.
Water cycle- The cycle of water from the ocean to being evaporated to being a cloud to precipitating onto the land to run off and ground water then back to the ocean.
Individual- a single carbon based organism.
Population- multiple similar carbon based organisms.
Community- A group of populations made of biotic factors.
Ecosystem- A population with all of its abiotic factors.
Biome- A large area with similar ecosystems.
Biosphere- A large grouping of biomes.
Symbiosis- When two organisms interact.
Mutualism- When two organisms both gain something from interacting.
Parasitism- When one organism hurts another species but gains something.
Consentualism- When one organism gains something and doesn't effect the other
Competition- When two animals fight for a resource.
Biomass- The mass of organisms in an area.
Food/energy flow- When an organism eats another it gains 10% of its energy from eating it as food. The energy starts in plants by using sunlight to make food then passes through consumers.
Limiting factors- A factor in an ecosystem that limits the carrying capacity or organisms that can live there.
Biodiversity- The amount of variation in the living organisms of an ecosystem
Abiotic factor- An element in an ecosystem that is not alive.
Biotic factor- An organism in an ecosystem that is living.
Carbon cycle- The cycle in which carbon goes through multiple chemical changes and transfers to be recycled. It goes through being CO2 in the air and being glucose in the plants and being in the soil and fossil fuels.
Nitrogen cycle- The cycle in which the chemical nitrogen is transferred throughout the ecosystem to be continuously reused. Bacteria is used to transfer it between atmospheric nitrogen to nitrogen in plants.
Water cycle- The cycle of water from the ocean to being evaporated to being a cloud to precipitating onto the land to run off and ground water then back to the ocean.
Individual- a single carbon based organism.
Population- multiple similar carbon based organisms.
Community- A group of populations made of biotic factors.
Ecosystem- A population with all of its abiotic factors.
Biome- A large area with similar ecosystems.
Biosphere- A large grouping of biomes.
Symbiosis- When two organisms interact.
Mutualism- When two organisms both gain something from interacting.
Parasitism- When one organism hurts another species but gains something.
Consentualism- When one organism gains something and doesn't effect the other
Competition- When two animals fight for a resource.
Biomass- The mass of organisms in an area.
Food/energy flow- When an organism eats another it gains 10% of its energy from eating it as food. The energy starts in plants by using sunlight to make food then passes through consumers.
Limiting factors- A factor in an ecosystem that limits the carrying capacity or organisms that can live there.
Biodiversity- The amount of variation in the living organisms of an ecosystem
Reflection
This project went relatively well other then a few hiccups with one of our teammates. We all collaborated and divided the work evenly and did our own art of the project but one teammate who refused to be part of the group often blamed us for our lack of helping him despite his lack of willingness to work with us. Despite this our other teammates were able to get our work done with fun and prowess. I think that the group itself never fell behind and our projects and requirements were always met. We were all friends in our group and got to get our work done with accuracy and as much effort as the other groups.