by digistrait@gmail.com | Mar 16, 2023 | Environment
Communities undergo constant changes in response to environmental conditions, which occur in a predictable sequence and are paralleled by changes in the physical environment. Eventually, a community will reach a state of equilibrium with its environment, known as a...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Mar 16, 2023 | Environment
Nutrient cycling is the repeated movement of nutrients or elements from the environment through organisms and back to the environment. Unlike energy flow, nutrient cycling is a cyclic pathway. Plants and animals consume nutrients from the soil, and these nutrients are...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Mar 16, 2023 | Environment
Biotic interactions refer to the effects that organisms in a community have on each other. These interactions can be either intraspecific, between individuals of the same species, or interspecific, between individuals of different species. They may be short-term, such...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Mar 16, 2023 | Environment
Bioaccumulation refers to the buildup of substances, such as pesticides or chemicals, within an organism over time. This occurs when an organism absorbs a substance at a rate that exceeds its elimination through catabolism and excretion. As a result, if the biological...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Mar 16, 2023 | Environment
An Ecological Pyramid is a visual representation of the relationships between organisms in an ecosystem. Each bar represents a trophic level based on who consumes whom. The order of bars shows the flow of energy through the ecosystem Energy flow in an ecosystem is...
