Biology/ecology concept!
Hello!
I have had this concept in mind for a little bit, and I'm wondering if it's plausabe. I am a highschool student, so I would like to harness the knowledge of my elders!
Bacically, you know machines of all sorts? They are pretty much exclusively made from non-living materials and often from non-organic matter. Which is understandable. But wouldn't it be cool if there was a way to have living creatures performing the same tasks? Like little animal ecosystems that are COMPLETELY self sustaining, which do the same things as ordinary machines without the need for electricity or other energy sources. (or the energy sources you use are just food scraps!)
Take it up a notch, and what if there was a way for enclosed ecosystems to generate energy?
These are all concepts for the comic I am making, so INVENTING NEW ANIMALS that could make this happen is super welcome!
I would love love love if anyone gave me their thoughts on this! Is it a plausable concept? If not, what magical thing must I Invent to make it plausable? Is the energy-generation thing completely out of the picture?
I would also love book or online course recommendations! Most of what I have found so far has focused more on conservation (especially as far as courses go), wheras I'm looking for pure ecology theory, the basic principles and such, to lay my groundwork first!