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ESS ecosystems (aquatic biome) - Coggle Diagram
ESS ecosystems (aquatic biome)
Most important interactions in ecosystems
Competition
Individuals compete for resources such as food and space. Example: sharks, dolphins, and seabirds often eat the same type of fish in ocean ecosystems
infraspecific competition
: populations compete with members of their spices
interspecific competition
: populations compete with members of other species
Predatition
Interaction between species in which one specie, the predator, kills and eats the other, the pray. For example: Lionfish attacking large numbers of reef fish.
herbivory
When herbivore animals feed on plants
parasitism
Relationship where one organism, the parasite, benefits form the other, which can suffer as a result of the parasites presence.
For Example: tongue-eating louse of the species Cymothoa exigua
mutualism
Relationship between two organisms which gives benefits to both. Example: the relationship between clownfish and sea anemones
Feeding methods
Autotrophy
: Organisms which produce their own food from organic molecules
Producers
Chemoautotrophy
: organisms that obtain their energy from a chemical reaction (chemotrophs). Example: extremophiles, bacteria or archaea
Fotoautotrophy
: producers which use the process of photosyntheis. Exapre: algae
Heterotrophy
: Organisms which derive energy from other living organisms
Consumers
: They ingest organic matter which is in living or recently killed organisms. Example: zooplankton, crustaceans
Decomposers
: They derive energy from non-living organic matter.
Detritivores
: ingest non-living organic matter. Example: echinoderms such as sea stars or sea cucumbers
Saprotrophs
: Saprophytes are the living organisms that live and feed on dead and decaying organisms. They break down the complex organic matter into simpler substances. Example: fughi