Question

(02.04 HC)List an example of how an ecosystem can be affected by weather patterns. Explain how ocean temperatures affect weather patterns.

Answer 1

An ecosystem can be affected by weather patterns because of what they do. For example, if there is a really bad or strong storm, then a lot of things can be messed up. Like the aquatic life of the ocean could be distributed by a big storm.
Ocean temps determine how much water evaporates and how much water that is evaporated determines how big the storm is.

Answer 2

An ecosystem is defined as the group of biological community in which the organisms interacts with the physical environment. They are mainly of two types, such as- the terrestrial ecosystem and the aquatic ecosystem. This two are further subdivided into different types.

These ecosystems are directly related to the weather and climatic conditions. A change in the weather or climate pattern will directly have an impact on the organisms that lives in these ecosystem.

For example, the freshwater ecosystem is rich in a variety of aquatic species. In a region where there is sufficient rainfall and temperature, there the organisms will exists without any difficulties. But, if the temperature in that area increases rapidly and there occurs heavy rainfall, then these river waters will spread in every possible direction due to their higher flow rate, resulting in flood and affecting the aquatic species. So the weather plays an important role in controlling the ecosystem.

The earth is comprised of nearly 70% of water bodies that includes the oceans, seas, rivers and lakes. This oceans in the equatorial region receives maximum amount of sunlight, due to which the area becomes warm and forms a low pressure zone, resulting in heavy rainfall. Whereas, towards the higher latitudes, these ocean water remains relatively cold. So the warm air from the equatorial region are carried towards the poles in order to maintain the equilibrium, resulting in various types of weather patterns.