Harman
10% law: A producer such as kelp starts with 100% energy. Then as it goes on 10% energy is passed on. There are many inverterabrate fish that eat kelp, and they receive 10% energy. Crabs eat those fish, they receive 10% energy. Finally, a octopus will eat the crab and receive 10% energy. 90% of the energy is used for the organism itself.
3 more decomposers: A decomposer in a marine ecosystem is an organism that acquires its food from dead organisms and gives the nutrients back to the environment and so the producers can start the cycle over. Some decomposers in marine are bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and amoebas. There are one celled fungi in the sea, they are able to infect and disease fish. They float around freely and break down stuff like lignine which is like wood and chitine which is a material of the skeleton of sea crustaceans. Bacteria decompose residue from plants or animals and also convert simple elements and compounds. Bacteria is also food for a handful of marine animals.
Symbiosis:Another example of symbiosis is a Pilot Fish cleaning out the sharks teeth and mouth, and cleaning it from parasites. The fish benefits by getting protection from predators. Also, the pilot fish gets FREE FOOD!
When an animal dies decomposers break him down and turn him into usable energy and put it in the soil. Plants absorb it and are eaten by consumers and recycled again. Then the process starts over and over!
Summary:
10% law: Producer starts at 100% energy, fish eats producer (kelp), crab eats fish, octopus eats crab, 10% energy is passed on, 90% used for organism itself.
Symbiosis: Pilot fish cleans sharks mouth and shark gives the fish protection, this is mutualism.
Decomposers: There are fungi that break down sea crustaceans, then there are bacteria that break down plant/animal residue, and finally there are marine worms that clean up detritus, and turn organic materials into items useable to other animals. Detritus = debris/waste
When an animal dies decomposers break him down and turn him into usable energy and put it in the soil. Plants absorb it and are eaten by consumers and recycled again. Then the process starts over and over!
3 more decomposers: A decomposer in a marine ecosystem is an organism that acquires its food from dead organisms and gives the nutrients back to the environment and so the producers can start the cycle over. Some decomposers in marine are bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and amoebas. There are one celled fungi in the sea, they are able to infect and disease fish. They float around freely and break down stuff like lignine which is like wood and chitine which is a material of the skeleton of sea crustaceans. Bacteria decompose residue from plants or animals and also convert simple elements and compounds. Bacteria is also food for a handful of marine animals.
Symbiosis:Another example of symbiosis is a Pilot Fish cleaning out the sharks teeth and mouth, and cleaning it from parasites. The fish benefits by getting protection from predators. Also, the pilot fish gets FREE FOOD!
When an animal dies decomposers break him down and turn him into usable energy and put it in the soil. Plants absorb it and are eaten by consumers and recycled again. Then the process starts over and over!
Summary:
10% law: Producer starts at 100% energy, fish eats producer (kelp), crab eats fish, octopus eats crab, 10% energy is passed on, 90% used for organism itself.
Symbiosis: Pilot fish cleans sharks mouth and shark gives the fish protection, this is mutualism.
Decomposers: There are fungi that break down sea crustaceans, then there are bacteria that break down plant/animal residue, and finally there are marine worms that clean up detritus, and turn organic materials into items useable to other animals. Detritus = debris/waste
When an animal dies decomposers break him down and turn him into usable energy and put it in the soil. Plants absorb it and are eaten by consumers and recycled again. Then the process starts over and over!