What a clear and concise summation of food webs! This info should be part of the basic science program in all schools be they public or private. Many food chains are severely disrupted when large fields are used to raise one crop. This inevitably leads to the diminution of many species even to the point of extinction. Monocropping results in soil degradation and necessitates the use of many pesticides and herbicides. It also, in some cases, requires copious amounts of water for crops such as avocadoes and walnuts. Many crops such as the aforementioned, are dietary luxuries. The nutrients they may provide can be obtained from other sources.
I think the role of parasites should not be underestimated. In fact it is also a significant driver of ecological interactions and energy fluxes. For a complete food web you also have to consider those, which of course makes those interactions significantly more complex
Dave it'd be awesome if you make a video on RNA autocatalytic activity. I know you reference these articles in your debates with James Tour but I'd love to see a video where you break down the science ❤
Great video as usual Professor Dave, this is a great explanation of food webs and trophic levels. Trophic cascades can get really interesting, especially when studying how human impact affects ecosystems for anyone who wanting to map out a food web and see these levels visually, Creately's Food Web Tool can be quite useful. It lets you easily map out the feeding relationships between different organisms, making it easier to grasp the flow of energy through the ecosystem - just thought of sharing, in case someone finds it useful in their studies.
With the reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone, one effect was bird abundance increased, particularly in riparian areas. The wolves reduced herbivore browsing impact on bird habitat which allowed it to rebound along with the birds that rely on that habitat.
If heat inherently has physical meaning when in transit, constituting its existential definition as a form of energy in motion, what does it truly mean to say that heat 'flows'? When we assert that heat is a form of energy in transit, it implies movement; however, using the term 'flow' seems to redundantly invoke the concept of movement. How can the movement of energy itself be described as 'flow' without introducing redundancy?" I created this analogy to understand what the definition is trying to say:"When we say 'heat always flows from higher to lower temperature until thermal equilibrium is reached,' it conjures an image in my mind of an invisible 'glitter glow' dispersed in the atmosphere(massless being in motion). This 'glitter glow' represents the thermal energy, and with a temperature change, it becomes unevenly distributed. In this mental model, a chunk of the glitter glow with a relatively higher distribution moves towards a lower distribution in a flow, seeking to maintain symmetry as per the Thumb Rule of the universe. The glitter glow represents thermal energy, and when it flows, we call it heat?
I never understood and I still cannot understand whenever I'm ask the question who is feeding at, let's say the secondary level should I list the organisms in that level or should I list the organism that feed on those of the secondary level.
It's the Circle.... the Circle of Liiiife... But also, the idea of energy flow and release of trophic energy may factor into the physical forces that encourage abiogenesis on an entropic level, if you've heard the hypothesis from Harvard Scientist Jeremy England.
We just cycle energy obtained from the sun around here on Earth, which was obtained from a nebula, obtained from hydrogen gas, dust, and whatever, obtained from gravitational instability, obtained from another possibly endless cycle impossible to wrap one’s mind over, and so forth.
@@CheckmateSurvivor _"Creationist here. God created everything, not Satan. End of story"_ So Satan somehow changed a snake so it could talk, then God punished snakes only to have them survive extremely well everywhere in the world?
@@CheckmateSurvivor So you're not mature enough to answer the simple question about talking snakes and what cursing an innocent animal really means? You didn't specify what type of creationist you are. Are you young Earth and the ark was real or something else?
@@CheckmateSurvivor _"It's not our job to judge God"_ Then why are you doing that when you make your own assumptions about words in the Bible based on what you want it to mean? That's hypocritical. _"It's not our job to give answers either, but to help people find the correct answer"_ Which also assumes that your version is the correct version. Pretty arrogant and judgmental. _"Otherwise they will never learn"_ Or maybe you could open yourself up to the idea that your version isn't the "correct" version. _"That's why the world is full of immature fake intellectuals pretending to be smart"_ There's that judgement again. So tell me again why your are mature and intellectual while making a comment about flat Earth?
