Activity 2.3 - Biosphere and Interconnections

(Concept Map #1: Units of Energy & Energy in Ecosystems, Concept Map #2: The Value of Biodiversity & The Organization of Life, and Concept Map #3: Global Ecosystems)

Above I have made individual concept maps focusing on three different topics regarding biosphere and their interconnections. Biosphere is the meaning of different parts of the earth where life exists. Also known as ecosphere, it is the sum of all the ecosystems in an area on the planet where organisms live including the ground and air. The first concept map I made is regarding units of energy & energy transformation, as well as energy in ecosystems. The units of energy first start off with what type of energy, how it can be transferred, and how it is constrained. It then goes more into depth on what force it was due to by producing that energy, leading up to the gravity it is depended on. The right of the map interconnects and displays energy in their own ecosystems and how chemical energy is the start of autotrophs. Autotrophs then display the types and sources for the ecosystem and go into more specific types. The second concept map focuses on biodiversity which is the variety of life in the world with a particular environmental ecosystem. By going more into depth with three special concepts: the endangered, the essentials, and multiple solutions for biodiversity. The right of the map interconnects with the organizations of life which ties into the different types of organisms. Which then leads to how the performance, the composure, and what is not included all interconnect to form the nucleus on what it may or may not contain. Lastly, the third  concept map I made is regarding the value of our global ecosystem. The left of the concept map starts off with global ecosystems and where they are located with examples of the specific type of location. The map goes more into depth with displaying the seven different types of biomes and where the animals can be located as well. The right of the map displays how the global ecosystem can be protected by conserving and recycling. Overall, I hope the concept maps I constructed gave you a better understanding of the readings and the different topics it provided.

Work Cited:

Beman, Michael. “Energy Economics in Ecosystems.” Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 19 Nov. 2010, https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/energy-economics-in-ecosystems-13254442/.

Bodansky, David. “Energy Units.” American Physical Society, APS Physics, 5 June 1997, https://www.aps.org/policy/reports/popa-reports/energy/units.cfm.

Brown, Tyson. Biodiversity, National Geographic Society, 5 June 2019, https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/biodiversity/.

Eronen, Markus I., and Daniel Stephen Brooks. “Levels of Organization In Biology.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 5 Feb. 2018, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/levels-org-biology/.

GEY. “A Global Typology for Earth's Ecosystems.” Global Ecosystem Typology, Global Ecosystem, 6 May 2015, https://global-ecosystems.org/explore/realms/F.