Looks at the Interaction amp Interdependence Of organisms to each other and to their environment We have studied Genus and species populations Expanding outward to ECOLOGY ECO the Environment nature ID: 1047407
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1. ECOLOGY Introduction
2. Ecology is about Cause and EffectLooks at the Interaction &InterdependenceOf organisms to each other and to their environment.We have studied Genus and speciespopulations
3. Expanding outward to…
4. ECOLOGY“ECO” – “the Environment” /”nature”“OLOGY”- study ofThe study of the interactions between organisms within a particular area.
5. Ecology vocabulary words:Individual – single organism.Population – group of individuals who can mate (species).Community – Groups of different populations within a particular area.Ecosystem – Living and non-living things within a particular area.Biome – Groups of similar ecosystems living together.Biosphere – THE WHOLE WORLD
6. EcosystemSelf-sustaining collection of organisms and their physical environmentBiotic – living thingsAbiotic – non-living things
7. BiomeMajor communities that occur over wide areas on landScientists have divided the Earth into 7-9 major biomesClimate – temperature and precipitation.Climate dictates biomes.
8. Major Biomes of the Earth
9. Niche-Animal’s role in the ecosystem. Types of niches: HerbivoreOmnivoreCarnivore Predator PreyDecomposerScavengerPRIMARY PRODUCERS In your groups define using two to three wordsFood ChainsEats ProducersEats consumers and producersEats only live animals.The hunterThe huntedBreak down dead and organic materialEats animals that are dead/ have been killed
10. FOOD CHAIN SETS:In your groupPut your groups set in order Check another groups setDraw one of the food chains!THE ARROW IN A FOOD WEB SHOWS WHERE THE ENERGY GOES TO!!
11. Arrows on the food web show where the energy goes.
12. Various RelationshipsMutualismNeutralismCompetition & PredationCommensalism ParasitismBoth organisms benefitNeither organism benefitsOne organism out runs another or takes over an areaOne benefits, nothing happens to the other.Host does not benefit, ONLY parasite does
13. Match the situation to one of the relationshipsA.Two male lions fight over a female lion.B.A pack of wolves and a bear fight over a dead deer.C.A praying mantis insect eats a grasshopper.D.Ox pecker birds picks parasites off the water buffalo for food and the water buffalo have no parasites.E. A butterfly drinks nectar from a flower and the flower gets pollinated.F.Spring Wood Tigers vs. RaidersG.A fungus grows under a tree’s bark and causes it to grow slowly.H. A tapeworm lives in the intestines of a person, causing illness and weight loss.I.Barnacles attach to the skin of whales where they are able to capture food. The whale is not helped or harmed.J.Fleas suck blood from a cat.KLichens use trees as a place to grow and be protected. The tree is not affected.L.Ants milk aphids for honeydew (food) and the aphids are protected from predators by the ants.M.A blue jay bird pulls an earthworm out of the ground and eats itN.You have harmless eyelash mites living in your eyelash folliclesO. A lion chases, catches, kills, then eats a zebraP. A clown fish lives in a sea anemone. Clown fish guard them from butterfly fish and sea anemones give them a home.
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