The sun supplies all the energy needed by every living thing and this energy is used for growth, reproduction, digestion, movement and metabolism. Energy is trapped by plants to produce its own food (sugar) through a process called photosynthesis before it is transferred to animals who eat plants. This is the beginning …
Chaparral biomes in ecology cut across five continents of the world, this biome is similar to the desert biome because of its hot and dry climates. Fire is one of the major occurrences in chaparral forest; this fire outbreak normally occurs due to frequent lightning strikes. However, the fire is essential in …
Definition of forest Forests are an assemblage of trees growing close to each other, these trees form a layer of foliage that largely covers the ground and shows stratification with more than one layer. The study of forests falls under the field of ecology. Forests provide home for different plants and animals, …
Biome community is a natural ecological environment that allows certain interaction between various plants and animals and with other organisms. These plants, animals and organisms possess unique features that allow for proper adaptation, and the mutual relationship helps to create a balance between living organisms and their surroundings. The structure and the …
Definition of desert biome The desert biome is an extremely hot and dry ecosystem form as a result of the low rainfall it receives yearly; this desert covers about 1/5 of the planet earth and it is further categorized into four groups in ecology which are- hot, dry, semi-arid or steppe, coastal …
Marine biomes are the largest of all biomes in the world, it covers about (70%) of the earth surface and it consists of two types of water- the fresh water and the marine water. In ecology marine biomes are usually made of salty ocean water which all include the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, …
Tundra Biome Definition In Finnish, Tundra means a barren or treeless land; there are fewer species of plants in the tundra biome than in any other biome. All the plants are very slow and low growing, compact and rounding to gain protection against the wind (plants as well as human are affected …
What is Photosynthesis? Photosynthesis is the process by which carbon dioxide from the air is fixed into organic molecules and it helps to produce over 99% of food for living organisms. The light energy is converted to chemical energy. During this process, plants absorb CO2 and release O2 as a byproduct. The components …