Question

difference between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem ​

Answer 1

The Terrestrial Ecosystem differs from the Aquatic Ecosystem by names - by terrestrial we mean ‘Land’ and by Aquatic we mean ‘watery’. Ecosystems contain the environment where the food chains of plants and animals including us, extend from the watery sea, to freshwater places like lakes and ponds, and to the drier terrestrial landmasses on this planet. Earth does not grow in size. Our planet Earth has a fixed mass and surface - water occupies about three quarters, and land one quarter of the Earth’s crust.

Creatures that live in water - aquatic - may try to come on land, and vice versa. There are theories that suggest that our development shows humans and our ancestors were once aquatic and have lived in water and come out onto land through geological time. We are part of food-chains that extend from the water onto land: algae eaten by turtles, fish and humans, eaten by birds, fish and dolphins, eaten by the top carnivores: panthers, crocodiles and eagles…….. some examples. So the Aquatic Ecosystem is continuous with the Terrestrial Ecosystem; we are all one. Human populations grow and compete with wildlife for space, water , food and shelter. Water is now polluted. Some wildlife goes extinct because some creatures cannot survive as Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems change.

Answer 2

Answer:

A population of land-based creatures that interact with abiotic elements in a certain area is referred to as a terrestrial ecosystem. An ecology that exists in bodies of water is called an aquatic ecosystem.

Explanation:

Differences between a terrestrial ecology and an aquatic includes:

• Terrestrial ecosystems, which are exclusively found on land, include tundra, taiga, tropical rainforests, deserts, grasslands, and deciduous forests. Waterbodies such as lakes, rivers, ponds, wetlands, oceans, and seas are home to aquatic ecosystems.
• Since terrestrial plants receive a lot of air, their leaves typically have stomata on the underside. Although aquatic plants have their leaves close to or below the water, they nonetheless require air to breathe.
• Aquatic primary producers grow more quickly than their terrestrial counterparts and are more nutrient-rich for heterotrophs due to their tiny size and absence of structural tissues.

Thus, they both have non-living elements as well as live creatures that are interdependent on one another for survival.