Using a plastic drink bottle we can devise
ecosystems in our laboratories.
Construct the ecosystem above.
Describe the inter-relationships between all the organisms present.
Use the words :
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Food chain
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Solar energy
Chemical energy.
Eutrophication is the polluting of streams and
lakes by the over use of fertilisers. Farmers use fertilisers which wash
into rivers and lakes and build up. Algae grows in the nutritious water
and blocks sunlight reaching the plants below. Eventually all the fish
and plants will die. Explain why? Use the following words and reactions
in your explanation.
Bacteria and fungi
carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen.
glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water
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