Molecules that are hydrophilic (water loving) are capable of forming bonds with water and other hydrophilic molecules. They are called polar molecules. ... Small, nonpolar molecules (ex: oxygen and carbon dioxide) can pass through the lipid bilayer and do so by squeezing through the phospholipid bilayers.
Firstly, we need to know what a healthy ecosystem is. When an ecosystem is healthy, this would mean that it could supply all the resources that all organisms present in it and with all the resources, there is diversity. Old growth forests are considered healthy because of this reason. These forests remain untouched and had remained in providing the resources needed for the organisms present in it.
Carbon is stored in the biosphere within living or recently dead plants, animals and microorganisms in the ocean and on land. Forests contain 86 percent of the planet's carbon on top of the ground. This biomass is released into the carbon cycle through natural decomposition and respiration.
