Biosphere in a Bottle by Sophia

When it comes down to living things and organisms, everything on Earth happen to be related in some way. But there is not only living things, but along with that comes nonliving things. Although they’re nonliving, they have a role that they play on this Earth. Both living and nonliving things come together as a team and create a system that is used to strengthen life. The common term for this system is an ecosystem.

            Now, if we were to combine a biosphere with a couple of 2 liter bottles, what would I get? A bottle biome. Let me explain.

            As you can see there is both a terrestrial and an aquatic layer. In order to keep this ecosystem alive you need plants. Plants need something all living things need, water and some sunshine. These sources are necessary because plants need to grow to support the rest of the ecosystem. In the aquatic section of the biome, we need to leave a little space for carbon dioxide, and I’ll tell you why.

            The plant we will be growing from the top, like I said, takes in sunlight and water. But one thing I neglected to mention was that they will also be taking in the carbon dioxide from the aquatic section. This process is called photosynthesis. A bottle biome would work best with a fish, that way the fish can inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. The plant takes in the carbon dioxide, and the cycle goes on and on, all over again.