Question

Does the ecosystem organize our diet?

Answer 1

It is a complex question with dual answers.

The ecosystem has a direct or indirect effect on every aspect of human life. It does affect the eating habits in humans. For example, people living in a desert are dependent on plants and animals available to them such as dates, camels etc. People living islands eat mostly seafood.

However, evolution is the major factor that determines the eating behavior in certain organisms. For example, a tiger can not survive on the grass in an enclosed environment. Its evolutionary origins have made it into a carnivorous organism.