BY: RACHEL LEWIS AND MADALYN GATHRIGHT

Ecosystems Comparison Project

The Ecosystems

Our Ecosystems are the Rainforest and Tropical Oceans.

Abiotic Factors

RainforestTemperaturesHumiditySunlightRocksDirt

Tropical OceanLightTemperaturesWaterSunlight

Biotic Factors

RainforestPlantsAnimalsTreesBugsBirdsVinesFlowers

Tropical OceanAnimalsKelpMollusksReptilesFishSea Sponges

Limiting Factors

RainforestAvailability of foodPredatorsLandAmount of rainfallProximity to others of

the same speciesTemperaturePH LevelSunlight

Tropical OceanLiving SpaceDiseaseLightTemperatureSalinityPH LevelDissolved glassHydro-Static

Pressure.

Variations, Tolerances and Adaptations

RainforestBecause of 80 inches of

rain per year, plants shed excessive water by adapting to a drip tip leave.

Parrots have strong beaks that help them crack open hard nuts and seeds to eat.

Boa constrictors use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings.

Tropical OceanCuttlefish blend I

with their surroundings.

Sea turtles have flippers to help move through the water.

An octopus has a streamlined body to help maneuver through the water.

Symbiotic Relationships

RainforestLeeches and Monkeys

(parasitism) Strangler Fig and an

Oak tree (parasitism)Monkey and

flowering plant (mutualism)

Tropical OceanClownfish and sea

anemone (mutualism)Barnacle and Whale

(commensalism)Imperial Shrimp and

Sea Cucumber (mutualism)