costal ecosystems - characteristics

Question 1

what are large ecosystem known as?

Answer 1

biomes

Question 2

what is the difference between

1. biotic and 2. abiotic

Answer 2

1. Biotic means living (plants and animals)

2. Abiotic means non-living parts (rocks, climate, minerals)

Question 3

NUTRIENT CYCLE:
all ecosystems transfer nutrients within them.
minerals are circulated between 3 stores,
what are these stores?

Answer 3

1. nutrient source ( soil, mud and sand)
2. biomass (the living part)
3. litter (created by dying biomass, nutrients are released) (these nutrients go back into the nutrient source)

Question 4

examples of:

1. land based nutrient cycle:
2. coastal nutrient cycle:

Answer 4

1. land based: mangroves, salt marshes and sand dunes.
2. coastal based: coral reefs

(eg. coral reefs- SEA WATER (minerals) go to the BIOMASS (coral) this then goes to LITTER (dead parts of corals).