Ecology Benchmark

In this unit, we studied ecology. We learned different levels of organization in the biosphere, as well as the levels ecological organization. However the topic that stuck out to me most was the biotic interactions in an ecosystem and how human disturbances have caused the ecosystems change. This topic stood out to me because it made me look at how our actions have been negatively impacting the environment. The earth is home to over trillions of organism and it has very limited resources that needs to be shared with all organisms. If people are hogging the resources than the organism that rely on it might go extinct. Something I have been thinking about was whether or not it was possible to have a tool engineered to mimic the act of plant ‘filter’. In other words, is it possible to build something that can remove the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere and convert it into oxygen.