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4.) Enclosed Ecosystems a.) Start with a Belmont Springs bottle. What would you add to make an interesting sustainable ecosystem? Design a different system than the Eco-sphere. Seal the container. This is a closed system...no gases, water, or material can enter or leave. Energy in the form or the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components that are needed to make this sustainable ecosystem. What does it mean to be sustainable? (6 points) light and heat can be transferred through the glass. Describe a b.) Track a single carbon atom through your system. What molecules in your system contain carbon? How is your carbon atom converted from one type of molecule to another? How long does your molecule exist in the atmosphere before it is converted to another form (no longer a gas)? (4 points)

Answer 1

Ecosystem - The community of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components in a particular area is termed as an ecosystem.

Ecosphere - It is an ecosystem that is complete and self-sustaining miniature world.

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4.)

a.)

whel would you add to make an ihvesleng sustainable ecosystem? Matonals Required :- Wales, small dishes, shaimps fronting algae and to small twigs and pebbles. Take the battle and add water on it. The bottle should hard be cleaned before in use. Add pebbles, stones and small Cartifitial or natural on the battle. The put the free floating algae on water. After these activities, add fishes and shrimps to water Describe the bioki (lining) and aboritic (montliving components that are needed to make this a sustainable ecosystem? in Abishi components solining): water, gases present on the bottle, twigs, pebbles, nutsients, pH, sunlight ete de Abiotic components are non-living physical or chanical componentes e parts af enviouiment that affet the living Doganisms and the ecosystem's function. These componente I water, nutrients...) interaced with the living or botic factors of the ecosystem Bictic components (living) :- Algae, bacteria, finge, animals de. They are living components that affects or interected with other organisms and abiotic factors of an ecosystems. Both abiti and bishi factors are essential for an sustainable ecosystem

What does it mean to be sustaniable ? It the biodiversity and productivity are preseved Wertime on an ecosystem, it is considered as sustianable le, the ecosystem & provided with all leverthings for the suonal b an of life. For a sustainable ecosystem both bidic and abrotic components are essential

b.)

b)x What molecules in your system calain carbon ? An ecosystem contain both biodic and abiotic components. So, the wh me living Substances | creatines contaie carbon Algae present in the Ecosphene produce photosynthetic product, sugar that contain Carbon. Nubients in water, airete also contacni carbon le, Organic molecules contain carbon. * How is your carbon atom contested from type of molecule to another ? The conversien is done by respiration process, digestion process, and decomposition reaction. In these processes, carbon will be recyled. atmosphere * How long does your molecule exist in the before it is converted to another from (no longer a gas) 23 [ In atmosphese, Carbon source is mainly on molecule and it is a gas. Sdictified, liquid form of carbon found in different molecules the living components as well as in non-living components.