Ecological study usually focuses on the ecosystem of an area. An ecosystem can be a small area or big as the ocean. Just as the environment affects the organism, so the organism affects its environment.
Ecological study usually focuses on the ecosystem of an area. An ecosystem can be a small area or big as the ocean. Just as the environment affects the organism, so the organism affects its environment.
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Ecological study usually focuses on the ecosystem of an area. An ecosystem can be a small area or big as the ocean. Just as the environment affects the organism, so the organism affects its environment.
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between life and its physical environment; the relationship between animals and plants and how one species affect another ² Wikipedia u component in ecological study usually focuses on the ecosystem of an area. un ecosystem is the unique network of animal and plant species who depends on the other to sustain life. The interactions between and among organisms at every stage of life and death can impact the system. un ecosystem can be a small area or big as the ocean. In fact, one can say the whole world is one big ecosystem
Predation and Pollination
iike many of the natural sciences, a conceptual understanding of ecology is found in the broader details of study, including:
{ life processes explaining adaptations distribution
and abundance of organisms { the movement of materials and energy through living communities { the successional development of ecosystems, and { the abundance and distribution of biodiversity in context of the environment Ecologists study ecosystems by sampling a certain number of individuals that are representative of a population Ecosystems consist of communities interacting with each other and the environment. In ecology, communities are created by the interaction of the populations of different species in an area. Just as the environment affects the organism, so the organism affects its environment Termite mounds with Biodiversity of a coral reef. varied heights of Corals adapt and modify their chimneys regulate gas environment by forming exchange, temperature calcium carbonate skeletons and other that provide growing environmental conditions for future parameters that are generations and form habitat needed to sustain the for many other species internal physiology of the entire colony. Termite mounds, for example, maintain a constant internal temperature through the design of air-conditioning chimneys. The structure of the nests themselves are subject to the forces of natural selection. Moreover, the nest can survive over successive generations, which means that ancestors inherit both genetic material and a legacy niche that was constructed before their time. drowth of phytoplankton may Zooplankton, not limited by be nitrogen-limited if the inorganic nitrogen themselves, number of individuals has can promote the growth of become so great that there is no additional phytoplankton by more nitrogen available in the consuming some individuals, environment. digesting them, and returning part of the nitrogen to the environment. Many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet.
ulthough most polar bears are born
on land, they spend most of their time at sea (hence their scientific name meaning "maritime bear") and can hunt consistently only from sea ice, so spend much of the year on the frozen sea. Polar bears depend on sea ice as a platform for hunting seals. iarge feet and short, sharp, stocky claws are adaptations to this environment. The IUCN now lists global warming as the most significant threat to the polar bear, primarily because the melting of its sea ice habitat reduces its ability to find sufficient food. The IUCN states, "If climatic trends continue polar bears may become extirpated from most of their range within 100 years.´ The polar bear was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species uct by the United States Department of the Interior in 2008. There are two species of camels: the dromedary or urabian camel has a single hump, and the Bactrian camel has two humps
Camels do not store water in their humps
as is commonly believed
The humps are actually a reservoir of fatty
tissue
Concentrating body fat in their humps
minimizes heat-trapping insulation throughout the rest of their body, which may be an adaptation to living in hot climates When this tissue is metabolized, it acts as a source of energy, and yields more than 1 g of water for each 1 g of fat converted through reaction with oxygen from air. This process of fat metabolization generates a net loss of water through respiration for the oxygen required to convert the fat Their ability to withstand long periods without water is due to a series of physiological adaptations Their red blood cells have an oval shape, unlike those of other mammals, which are circular. This is to facilitate their flow in a dehydrated state. These cells are also more stable in order to withstand high osmotic variation without rupturing when drinking large amounts of water. Oval red corpuscles are not found in any other mammal, but are present in reptiles, birds, and fish. Mangrove trees grow where no tree has grown before. They are able to survive inundation by salt water twice a day, and in "soil" which is unstable and poor in oxygen (anaerobic). They also have to deal with swollen rivers carrying silt during the wet season, as well as violent storms that hit the coasts. Salt solution : To deal with salt, all mangrove trees exclude some salt at the root level, and all can tolerate more salt in their tissues than "normal" plants, often in quantities that would kill other plants. But some have more effective ultrafiltration at the root level to exclude more salt. uny salt that gets through are believed to be stored in old leaves which are later shed. u few can tolerate high levels of salt in their tissues and their sap can be up to one-tenth as salty as sea water. They then secrete the excess salt through special cells on their leaves. ulthough mangrove trees are adapted to grow in salt water, they require regular flushing with freshwater. They will die if immersed in saltwater all the time. don't mangroves grow in fres water swamps?
One reason could be that they are unable to
grow as fast as other freshwater plants and are soon overwhelmed. They may also be unable to cope with the bacteria and fungi found in freshwater. £ow did t e term "mangrove" arise?
We don't really know. It might be derived from
some of the ancient names given to some mangrove trees: the Portuguese called them à , the Spanish à , the Malays à à or à . Some environments, such as deserts, semi- deserts, and dry steppes, receive little water in the form of precipitation Plants that inhabit these dry areas are known as xerophytes, and many of them are succulents, with thick or reduced, "succulent", leaves. Cactus have a range of specific adaptations that enable them to survive in these environments. Cactus have never lost their leaves completely; they have only reduced the size so that they reduce the surface area through which water can be lost by transpiration Much like many other plants that have waxy coatings on their leaves, cacti often have a waxy coating on their stems to prevent water loss and potentially repel water from their stems.
The bodies of many cacti have become
thickened during the course of evolution, and form water-retentive tissue and in many cases assume the optimal shape of a sphere or cylinder (combining highest possible volume with lowest possible surface area).
By reducing its surface area, the body of
the plant is also protected against excessive sunlight. Penguin
Cheetah Do they not look at the camels, how they are created? (î à