Ecological Interdependence

No one lives alone. Plants need the sun, bees need the flowers, and we need the plants. We are all stuck together in a giant, beautiful web.

You are not a person in the world; you are a part of the world. Every breath you take is a gift from a plant.

Ecology treats biological entities as nodes in a complex network of nutrient cycling and energy flux. Symbiogenesis and Trophic Cascades demonstrate that "individuality" is a biological fiction; organisms are open systems defined by their biotic and abiotic interactions.

SOUND: The "crunch" of dry leaves that will soon turn into soil for new trees.

SMELL: The scent of a forest floor — everything breaking down to feed everything else.

TASTE: Honey — made by bees, from flowers, for you.

TOUCH: Digging your toes into the dirt.

SIGHT: Seeing a bird eat a worm or a butterfly on a bloom.

BODY: Feeling the weight of the air you breathe — made by trees.

Music: Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams

Part of Biology & Life — SCIENCE — Education Revelation