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Jonathan Perales
Author Note
Jonathan Perales a 9th grader in STEM academy at LEE high school in the technology
Abstract
This paper explains the various types of species that are currently in our environment located in
New Zealand. Just for example the types of animals living in our environment is the new species
St. Johns bat, yellow-eyed penguin, stoat, and more. These articles extend the information on
what types of species are living in the New Zealand environment and which ones are prey or
predators. The article will not just be going over the animals, but it will also go over the plants
there and how they contribute to the environment. The weather and temperature are also
important to an environment and the articles also go over that as well. The soils of the hotspot in
New Zealand has a unique and rich range of plants, animals, and fungi. There are some
animal species from reptiles to mammals and birds to fish. The plants come in large varieties as
well. Some of the plants in New Zealand are kauri, nikau palm, and way more. Soils are loamy
and soft for digging and burrowing. They also contribute to the plants for easily getting
or absorbing water and what is needed for phases like photosynthesis and more. There are other
biotic and abiotic factors that contribute to separate parts of the ecosystem and as a whole.
Some abiotic factors for the ecosystem are the sun, soil, and weather. I think these
three abiotic factors contribute to a large part of the ecosystem in New Zealand. The weather is
humid because the weather is mostly raining. The sun will help contribute to the ecosystem for
the plants and the water cycle. The sun also helps with plants for processes like photosynthesis.
Rain will help the plants in getting more energy and food. The ecosystem is healthy and is
maintained and balanced. Adaptations for plants are the leaves for run-off water. Also, long roots
The biotic factors are animals with labels like predators and prey within an ecosystem. There
is also competition with all these organisms in the ecosystem. The competition is where there are
limited resources and essentials like water, food, etc. Remember there are also food chains that
play a big part in the ecosystem. Now let’s talk about the predators and prey. This is also a part
of the food chains. Only one is on top and one is on the bottom. The strongest is on top and the
All in all, plants are very important in lives in the ecosystem and out of the ecosystem as well.
It helps both our lives and lives in ecosystems is that plants provide oxygen for us and animals.
We provide carbon dioxide for plants. Without us plants cannot survive. Without plants we
Citations
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1440-new-zealand-s-unique-ecology
http://www.untamedscience.com/biology/ecology/interactions-among-
organisms/competition/
ecosystem-4488.html