Lion king Ecological study Pt.1 Austin ball P2 biology 5-15-12 1) Identify a food chain consisting of organisms in the movie. Include at least three total organisms and be sure to identify which organism are the producer, primary consumer and secondary consumer. In addition, state the nutritional modality of the consumers (Is it an herbivore, carnivore, etc.) Grass(producer)--> Antelope(secondary comsumer,herbivore) --> Lion (tertiary comsumer, carnivore) 2) Make a list of as many organisms you can identify that contributed to a balanced ecosystem in and around Pride Rock. Categorize the organisms by their nutritional modality (producer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, decomposer).
Include at least four examples. Natural selection means the process in which life forms by having traits that enables them to adapt to their environment. There are many examples of direct evidence in support of the theory of natural selection. (www.Ask.com). A few of those examples includes: Humans, findings of fossil records, record finding of changes in existing species, and biochemical and anatomical similarities.
For instance Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere is synthesized by plants, which is ingested and metabolized by animals, which is converted to Carbon Dioxide during respiration and decay. Humans remove over 40% of the photosynthetic that effort plants in order to support human enterprises. When humans burn fossils fuels that increases the atmosphere Carbon Dioxide by 35%, then during the combustion stage the present of air (oxygen), Carbon Dioxide and water molecules are release into the atmosphere. Human has an impact on the Phosphorus Cycle as well as the Carbon Cycle. The Phosphorus Cycle is representative of the cycle of all biologically important mineral nutrients-those elements that have their origin in the rock and soil minerals of the Lithosphere, such as iron, calcium, and potassium.
The Rideau River Ecosystem and Food Web Team A BIO/101 Brian Fox The Rideau River Ecosystems are biological populations of interacting organisms and their physical surroundings. Many are areas of lands that have changed due to the nearby water currents. These areas of land are home to many animals and plants that have adapted to survive. Each individual ecosystem is comprised of different features that make it conducive to certain plants and animals. That means each ecosystem is unique.
Introduction: Don't let the still waters of a pond fool you. Every drop of water in ponds and lakes have various life forms. The organisms living in a pond ecosystem include algae, fungi, microorganisms, plants and fish. These organisms can be classified as producers, consumers and decomposers. Besides the various pond insects that we all know, there are a large number of microorganisms in pond water.
Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain products. • Protein Foods - All foods made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds are considered part of the Protein Foods Group. • Dairy - All fluid milk products and many foods made from milk are considered part of this food group. Most Dairy Group choices should be fat-free or low-fat. Foods made from milk that retain their calcium content are part of the group 2) Identify sources of essential nutrients • Carbohydrates - fruits, breads and grains, starchy vegetables and sugars • Protein – meat, fish, cheese, tofu, beans, lentils, yogurt, nuts, and seeds • Fat – omega-3-rich foods like fish, walnuts and vegetable-based oils • Vitamins –citrus fruits, strawberries and peppers • Minerals –bananas, potatoes and tomatoes.
Inorganic ions are charged particles that do not contain carbon atoms bonded together. While organisms are mainly built from carbon-containing molecules, their functions rely on inorganic ions such as nitrate, hydrogen and calcium. This essay will detail some of the roles of specific ions and describe how animals, plants and bacteria use them. Productivity in an ecosystem in the soil is limited in part by the availability of fixed nitrogen in the soil. Nitrogen fixing bacteria in the roots of leguminous plants reduce atmospheric nitrogen to ammonium using ATP and reduced NAD.
Fungi are also eukaryotic. The body consists of a network of threads called hyphae, forming a mycelium. There is a rigid cell wall made of chitin. In addition, feeding is heterotrophic which means that they are capable of utilising only organic materials as a source of food. Examples of fungi are Penicillium, yeast and mushrooms.
In a forest ecosystem, for example, an ecological community will include trees, shrubs, insects, birds, snakes, and squirrels, as well as fungi, bacteria, and a host of other microscopic organisms in the soil. 3.What processes allow these forms of matter to cycle from one location to another, or between the living and non-living parts of the environment? The most important interactions of organisms in an ecological community are by way of a food chain or food web, which indicates who feeds on whom. Each species in a food web obtains energy and chemicals from other organisms; in turn, each species provides energy and chemicals for other organisms. Insects eat plants, birds eat insects, bacteria and fungi in the soil decompose birds and other organisms when they die, and plants obtain vital nutrients from the soil.
Michael Pollan's Putting It Back Together Again: "Processed Foods" Initiative 522 on the Ballot 2013 Let's start off with what are GMO's? It's an acronym for the scientific term for Genetically Modified Organism. What is a genetically modified organism, it's anything that as been altered from it's original state. All plant life has it own DNA makeup just like we humans do. When the original or natural organic plant life has been modified they can make crops 4 times larger than a naturally grown crop, they can even modify the plant can be genetically altered to have a pesticide to ward of insects that would normally kill off crops.