Design an ecosystem in a glass container 12\" times 12\" times 12\". (Just descr
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Design an ecosystem in a glass container 12" times 12" times 12". (Just describe it and draw it, you don't have to build it. No shrimp please!) This is a closed system...no gas, liquid, or solid can enter or leave. Light and heat can be transferred through the glass. You can add anything you want before you seal it. Describe what biotic an (non-living) components are needed to make this a sustainable ecosystem. What does it mean to be sustainable? Describe the flow of a single carbon atom in the ecosystem you have created. What forms does it take (gas, liquid, solid), what molecules is it part of, and how does it get converted from one form to another? How long might the carbon atom reside in each of 5 reservoirs in your cycle?Explanation / Answer
Answer a:
As this is the closed system, therefore there should be intake of necessary components for life such as light, heat, some gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide etc. Therefore, it is compulsory to add the components of gas like CO2 , O2 etc. for survival of living things. For biotic and abiotic balance we need to have both biotic life and abiotic life in this system. Example; aquatic plants , fish, frogs etc are required to maintain the balance between the gases in the glass container for sustainable life.
Answer b:
As the carbon atoms generates by the respiration process by the aquatic animals, and these atoms would be consume by the process of photosynthesis in making of the food for plants. This cycle will continue for many years untill the imbalance would not occur in the glass container.
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