Mesocosm 101

What is a mesocosm?

• A made-up word

• A long-lasting sustainable ecosystem

• A type of costume worn by Greek warriors

• Where your house is a whole ecosystem

What is a biotic component?

• Living organisms that affect other organisms in the ecosystem

• A type of yoghurt

• Organisms that do not reproduce

• A robotic biolgy teacher

What is an abiotic component?

• Same as biotic

• A type of spider

• Physical and non-living resources that affect organisms

• How you measure temperature

When was the longest surviving ecosystem last watered?

• 1970

• 1971

• 1972

• 1973

How to mesocosms work?

• You constantly feed them like fish

• They recycle the nutrients

• Fairy dust

• You plug them in

What are the three main components to an ecosystem?

• Energy, bacteria and nutrients

• Energy, gatorade, bacteria

• Bacteria, plants, water

• Water, nutrients, nutella

What is the initial energy source?

• Water

• Plants

• Bugs

• Sunlight

Why are bacteria important?

• They make good cupcakes

• They keep the plants company

• They prevent the plants from getting sick

• They detoxify harmful waste

Why do you put small stones at the bottom of the jar?

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Why do you seal the jar?

• To stop things falling in

• So the plants can NEVER escape

• Keep the humidity