Ecology | SNC1D Science Journal

Posts from the ‘Ecology’ category

Posts that are part of the ecology unit

Lately I’ve been working on putting a team of people together to help educate others on the true threats of pesticides to our environment. So far two people have made it… Kieran Suckling and Collette Adkins. Both associated with The Center for Biological Diversity. Kieran…

My Environmental Crew.

May 28, 2021

Humans are using pesticides without acknowledging the effects it has on other ecosystems. One of those being the aquatic life. Thousands of fish were found dead on the coast of P.E.I due to chemical exposure. Heavy rain pushed the pesticides from some nearby agricultural fields,…

The Damage Pesticides Have Done To Aquatic Life.

May 27, 2021

This is a food web found in a lake environment. The food web consists of phytoplankton, zooplankton, minnows, crayfish, otters, pike, and bass. Phytoplankton- microscopic marine algae and is the base of several aquatic food webs Zooplankton- animal component of plankton, limited power of locomotion Minnow-…

Aquatic Food Web and Trophic Levels

May 23, 2021

If it’s never fixed it will impact species and organisms, it could mean a dangerous effect to wildlife, your family pet, or even you. What are the real harms pesticides are doing? With some research this web diagram was created to represent the effects on the ecosystem. The tropic…

Energy In My Ecosystem- Pesticides

May 22, 2021

There are many factors that are limiting the population of the bees, Some are caused by humans, and some are caused by nature. What ever the reason may be, humans need to step in and help because bees are an incredibly important part of Earths…

Limiting Factors of the Bee Population.

May 21, 2021

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By now you probably know that farmers and others use pesticides for agricultural purposes, and you may know the advantages of it, but do you know the disadvantages? Pesticide use goes way back many, many years ago, although since then the pesticides we use now…

Aquatic ecosystems put at risk due to pesticide use!

May 21, 2021

Coal mining has many negative consequences on the environment. In ecosystems; both biotic and abiotic elements are affected. Some limiting factors of coal mining include pollution and destruction of habitats. Coal mining has a major impact on water in South Africa. South Africa is one…

South Africa Coal Mining Limiting Factors

May 17, 2021

Having and understanding of the periodic table can help you understand why we are lacking fresh drinking water, caused by corporations and population. Understanding the elements and what they are incorporated with can help us know what products should be released into the environment. If you aren’t aware of…

Elements and the environment

May 17, 2021

Naomi Klein Naomi Klein is a Canadian Author and Activist. She has written multiple books about the politics, capitalism and the environment. I chose Naomi Klein because she is trying to show people the issue that the population needs to decrease the fossil fuel emissions because of how it is impacting…

lack of fresh drinking water ecological team

May 17, 2021

Who can help us! I have built a team of hard working people that can help educate others about the dangers of pesticide usage. I have also came up with ways to spread the word. What are we really putting on our plants and soil?…

Pesticides- Who can help us!

May 17, 2021