Answer to Question #239993 in Ecology for Sunny

Question

Write the characteristic features of a terrestrial or an aquatic ecosystem.

Answer 1

Terrestrial ecosystem Characteristics:

1) Lower availability of water (as compared to aquatic ecosystems) and the consequent importance of water as a limiting factor.

2) Greater temperature fluctuations on both a diurnal and seasonal basis.

3) There is greater availability of light favored by a transparent atmosphere.

4) Availability of gases is more. Carbon dioxide serves as a substrate for photosynthesis, Oxygen serves as a substrate in aerobic respiration and Nitrogen serves as a substrate for nitrogen fixation.