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White Creative Doodle Brainstorming Presentation
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ECOSYSTEMS ON
EARTH
BETHANY SOLIS
LUISA MAE TABALOC
11-EXELLENCE
Introduction
The plants and animals that live in an ecosystem
depend on one another for survival. The earth's
ecosystem, from the hottest and driest to the
deepest ocean floor, is home to unique species of
plant and animal life
There are wide varieties of trees and plants in deciduous forests because of its moderate
temperature 6-28 celsius, lots of rain, and a long growing season. Smaller plants, such as
ferns, grasses, and mosses, grow near the ground. Deer are the most common herbivore in
many deciduous forests.
Other plant-eaters inlude turtles, chipmunks, rabbits, squirrels, mice, and many birds. The
omnivores include black bears, opossums, and raccoons. Carnivores are snakes, cayotes,
foxes, insect-eating birds such as woodpecker, and birds of prey such as falcons and owls.
Tropical Rain Forests The tropical rainforests are home to more species
than any other ecosystems on the Earth. These rainforests is divided into
many vertical layers. There are only few small plants that live on the
ground. Organisms live in the trees or in the canopy, the uppermost layer
of the forest. A great variety of hardwood trees provide a home to
monkeys and jaguars in South America. In Africa, they provide a habitat
for leopards. The rainforest trees serve as home for different species of
insects, parrots, crickets, and tree frogs.
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS Aquatic ecosystems can be categorized into two groups namely-
freshwater ecosystems and saltwater ecosystems.
FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS Freshwater ecosystems have low salt concentration-usually less than 1%.
About 97% of Earth's surface water is salty. The remaining 3% is freshwater, almost all of which is frozen
in glaciers and the polar ice caps. Less than 1% is available freshwater. Plants and animals living in
freshwater ecosystems are adjusted to the low salt content and would not be able to survive in areas of
high salt concentration.
There are different types of freshwater
ecosystems .(a. )Ponds and Lakes( b.) Rivers and
A.Ponds and Lakes Ponds are smaller bodies of water stream (c.) Wetlands
sorrounded by land, while lakes are large bodies of freshwater
sorrounded by land. They are formed where water collects in
low places in the ground. Lake Baikal, in central Asia, is the
biggest lake on Earth; it contains about one fifth of the Earth's
freshwater. Plants and algae are important to freshwater
biomes because they provide oxygen through photosynthesis,
and food for animals. In a pound, sunlight reaches down to the
bottom and warms the water evenly. No plants grow in the
depths of some lakes because sunlight cannot react it. Many
creatures, like frog, spend their whole lives in the same pond
from an egg to a tadpole to an adult frog.
b. Rivers and streams Rivers and streams are
moving bodies of freshwater, which usually
originate from the mountains and come from
melting ice or ground water and eventually
flow into the ocean. For example, the Amazon
originates in the Andes Mountains and ends in
the Atlantic Ocean. Plants such as water lilies
grow up from the muddy bottoms toward the
sunlight. Many kinds of animals feed on the
algae-covered rocks. Frogs, fish, salamanders,
and turtles hunt in the water. Many birds and
insects fly to rivers and streams for a drink. The
place where the fresh water from a river meets
the salt water from the ocean is called an
estuary. Estuaries can be part of both the
freshwater and saltwater ecosystems. Plants
grow in the rich mud of estuaries and provide
habitat for many kinds of animals. (image of
Loboc river
c. Wetlands Wetlands have soil wet enough for aquatic plants to grow. The water in
wetlands comes from melted snow, runoff from nearby land, or underground spring.
Wetlands can be dry during part of the year. Organisms living in a wetland has adapted
to this annual wet and dry cycle of weather.
Wetlands serve as links between land and water. It is an area that is filled or soaked
with water at least part of the year.
Wetlands contain diversity of plants, birds, insects, small mammals, snails, and the
other organisms. Plants like mosses absorb and store water to adapt themselves for
the dry seasons. Other plants have roots that grow above the water surface to get
enough oxygen from the air. During the dry season, animals roll in the mud to keep
their body cold and prevent them from getting sunburned. During the wet season,
some animals graze on water grasses and sleep with their nostrils above the water
SALTWATER ECOSYSTEMS The ocean is divided into three zones of life namely,
intertidal zone, neritic zone, and open-ocean zone. (image in the book) Intertidal zone is
the part of the shore that is between the boundaries of high and low tide. Neritic zone
extends out from the intertidal zone across the continental shelf. Oceanic zone is the
part of the ocean above the continental slope and above deep ocean basins.
The ocean is divide into three zones the:( a). Intertidal zone( b). Neritic zone (c.) Open-
ocean Zone
a. Intertidal Zone It is the part of the shore that is between the boundaries of high and
low tide. It is covered by water at high tide and open to the air at low tide.
Photosynthetic organisms such as sea plants and algae thrive in this area because there
is plenty of sunlight in this zone. Many shelled animals develop adaptations for clinging
to surfaces or burrowing in the sand to avoid being carried out to the sea.
b. Neritic Zone The neritic zone extends out from the intertidal zone across the
continental shelf. Three groups of organisms are found in this zone: plankton, nekton,
and benthos. Planktons float at or near the surface, such as algae. Nektons are free-
swimming organisms, such as fish that live at all water depths. Benthos include
organisms that live on the ocean floor. Benthos include algae and plants and animals
such as lobsters, clams, and sponges.
c. Open-Ocean Zone It is the part of the ocean above the continental slope and above
deep ocean basins. This is the largest zone, but fewer organisms live here because
conditions are harsh in greater part of this zone. Sunlight cannot reach down below the
ocean floor. Temperatures in the deepest parts of this ocean life zone are just above
freezing. Water pressure increases greatly with depth. Some organisms that do not need
sunlight can live here.
conclusion