Relationships/interactions
Three examples of producer/consumer relationships
A producer is an organism that produces energy using sunlight while the consumer eats the producer and/or other consumers for energy.
1) The phytoplankton are
producers and make their own food using the sun. The shrimp or zooplankton then
take the phytoplankton's energy by eating it. Making them consumers. The 10% law
is then distributed and 10% of the former phytoplankton's energy is distributed
to the shrimp.
2) Kelp is a producer because they are one of the
many underwater plants that take sunlight and convert it to energy. Kelp is
eaten by all types of small fish throughout the ocean.
3) Sea grass is another type of producer that is a plant and uses sunlight for energy.
It is then eaten by many different tropical fish.
A producer is an organism that produces energy using sunlight while the consumer eats the producer and/or other consumers for energy.
1) The phytoplankton are
producers and make their own food using the sun. The shrimp or zooplankton then
take the phytoplankton's energy by eating it. Making them consumers. The 10% law
is then distributed and 10% of the former phytoplankton's energy is distributed
to the shrimp.
2) Kelp is a producer because they are one of the
many underwater plants that take sunlight and convert it to energy. Kelp is
eaten by all types of small fish throughout the ocean.
3) Sea grass is another type of producer that is a plant and uses sunlight for energy.
It is then eaten by many different tropical fish.
Three parasite host relationships
1) Crabs have a lot of parasites. Barnicles, worms, leaches are commonly found attached on the outershell. Most of the do not affect the life of the crab.
2) Isopods are parasties that attach themselves to other organisms. They have adapted strong suckers, flat bodies, and sharp jaws used to attach to their host.
3) Another example of a parasite host relationship is the sunfish that is known for its extensive amount of parasites including flatworms.
1) Crabs have a lot of parasites. Barnicles, worms, leaches are commonly found attached on the outershell. Most of the do not affect the life of the crab.
2) Isopods are parasties that attach themselves to other organisms. They have adapted strong suckers, flat bodies, and sharp jaws used to attach to their host.
3) Another example of a parasite host relationship is the sunfish that is known for its extensive amount of parasites including flatworms.
Three examples of predator/prey relationships:
1) Squid or the prey are eaten by lancet fish which would become the predator. The lancet fish has a very long dorsal fin and a carnivorous mouth, making it easy to hunt and eat a small invertabrite, like the squid.
2) Mackerels are extremely small making an obvious prey. The tuna fish is not the smallest fish but is definitely minute compared to other fish in the ocean. So, the mackerels are easy prey and create a less than friendly relationship.
3) Copepods or Macrocyclops albidus are planktonic and are floating where eaten by lantern fish.
1) Squid or the prey are eaten by lancet fish which would become the predator. The lancet fish has a very long dorsal fin and a carnivorous mouth, making it easy to hunt and eat a small invertabrite, like the squid.
2) Mackerels are extremely small making an obvious prey. The tuna fish is not the smallest fish but is definitely minute compared to other fish in the ocean. So, the mackerels are easy prey and create a less than friendly relationship.
3) Copepods or Macrocyclops albidus are planktonic and are floating where eaten by lantern fish.
Example of symbiosis (besides parasitism):
One example of symbiosis in the marine biome would be between sharks and remoras. A remora would stick itself to the bottom of a shark in order to clean the bacteria and parasites off the shark. Symbiosis- the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism |
The 10% law states that only 10% of the energy of one level of animals can be passed on to the next. 90% of the energy is lost through heat and digestion.
Example: The phytoplanktan has about 1000% of energy. The shrimp comes and eats it, but only gets 10% of its energy, meaning it has 100% energy. A tuna fish then comes and eats up the shrimp, gaining 10% of the shrimp's energy. The shark later gobbles up the tuna and earns 1% of the energy. This is why the amount of animals in the food chain gets smaller when it goes up, since the predators need more of the prey to keep its energy up. |