Select the tide pool ecosystem.
This ecosystem has:
daily flooding and draining of seawater
water that is rich in nutrients
many different types of organisms This ecosystem has:
water at the bottom of the ocean
no sunlight
organisms that crawl or stick to the ground
An environment includes all of the biotic, or living, and abiotic, or nonliving, things in an area. An ecosystem is created by the relationships that form among the biotic and abiotic parts of an environment.
There are many different types of ecosystems. Here are some ways in which these ecosystems can differ from each other:
the pattern of weather, or climate
the type of soil or water
the organisms that live there
A tide pool is a type of ecosystem. It has daily flooding and draining of seawater, water that is rich in nutrients, and many different types of organisms.
Choice 1 is a tide pool ecosystem. Several times each day, it floods with seawater. Then the water drains back into the ocean.
Choice 2 is a deep sea ecosystem. It is at the bottom of the ocean. It is so far underwater that no sunlight can reach it.