Ecosystems and Energy Flow

Ecosystems and Energy Flow BY: Natalie Portwood and Slyder welch

Tropical ocean • Climate- close to the equator so warm, but gets 115in. Of rainfall each year. • Plants- Sea grass, coral reefs, kelp and red coralline. • Animals- fish; blue marlin, stone fish, smooth hammer head and etc… Reptiles; green turtle. Invertebrates; sponges and mollusks. • Limiting factors- temperature, current direction, velocity and run- off from land. • Adaptations- Many of the fish adapt to the coral reefs, giving them protection and a home. The stone fish has adopted over time to their surroundings to help keep protection from predators. All marine life have to adapt to the temperature, tides and water pressure. • Symbiotic relationships- mimicry(small fish), mutualism(shark and suction fish) and parasitism(shark and parasites).

Rainforest • Climate- very hot and humid because all the rainfall, rains up to 250cm. Per year. • Plants- Trees, epiphytes, lianas and bromeliads. • Animals- amphibians; poison dart frog, red- eyed tree frog. Birds; parrot and toucan. Mammals; jaguar, spider monkey, gorilla and Bengal tiger. Reptiles; anaconda, boa constrictor and black caiman. Aquatics; piranha. • Limiting Factors- Water, food recourses and sunlight. • Adaptations- The animals such as birds that display darker colors hide from predators more easily. Monkeys have adapted by climbing up in trees to look for food and protection. A camouflage mechanism used by frogs, chameleons, poison dart frogs and caterpillars. • Symbiotic relationships- Mutualism( monkeys and trees), Parasitism(leaf-cutter ants) and Commensalism(ants).

Similarities • The rainforest and the tropical ocean both have the wildlife factor. They both have many different types of exotic organisms. • Examples of these exotic features are the coral reefs of the tropical ocean and the plant life of the rainforest. • They both have many different species. • Bright colors • Different layers of the ecosystem.

Differences • The Rainforest is on land, while tropical ocean is a body of water. • The Rainforest is mostly made up of trees while the Tropical Ocean is made up of coral reefs. • Tropical Ocean has more fish involved in the ecosystem, than in the rainforest. • Tropical ocean is more dense, because made up of all water. • The rainforest gets more precipitation year round.

Tropical ocean cites • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Tropical_oceans_climate • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_plants_in_the_tropical_ocean_biome • http://triopicalocean.tripod.com/id4.html • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_limiting_factors_of_tropical_oceans • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_limiting_factors_of_tropical_oceans • http://marinelife.about.com/od/marinelife101/p/CharMarineLife.htm • http://symbioticrelationship.org/symbiotic-relationships-in-the-ocean/ • http://www.google.com/imgres • https://www.google.com/search

Rainforest Cites • http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_climate_page.htm • http://traveltips.usatoday.com/common-tropical-rainforest-plants-63134.html • http://www.rainforestanimals.net/guide.html • http://www.ask.com/question/limiting-factors-in-the-rainforest • http://www.slideshare.net/emmalouisefernandez/rainforest-animals-and-their-adaptations-11867404 • http://www.buzzle.com/articles/symbiotic-relationships-in-the-rainforest.html • https://www.google.com/search • https://www.google.com/search

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Ecosystems and Energy Flow