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Goals for 1.2 • define abiotic, biotic, biome, and ecosystem • describe the relationships between abiotic and biotic elements within an ecosystem, including air, water, soil, light, temperature (abiotic) bacteria, plants, animals (biotic) • explain various relationships with respect to food chains, food webs, and food pyramids, including producer consumer (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore) predation (predator‐prey cycle) decomposers symbiosis (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism) 1.2 Vocabulary • Commensalism • Competition • Ecosystem • Mutualism • Niche • Parasitism • predation 1.2 Ecosystems Ecosystem – a part of a biome in which abiotic (non-living) factors interact with biotic (living) components They can take up many hectares of land, or can be the size of an old log. • Habitat – the place in which an organism lives • Within an ecosystem, there are many habitats. The habitat of the red fox often includes the edges of forests or marshlands See pages 34 - 36 Abiotic Interactions in Ecosystems • It is the abiotic components that allow the biotic components to survive in an ecosystem. Abiotic factors include : Oxygen - produced by green plants and certain micro-organisms, and is used by animals and most other micro-organisms. Water - necessary for all life. Nutrients - very important for growth, often enter the food chain at the plant level. Light - required for photosynthesis, which is the process in plants that converts and stores the Sun’s energy into starches and carbohydrates. Soil - contains water and nutrients, See pages 37 - 38 and is home to many plants and animals. Reading Check Page 38 Biotic Interactions in Ecosystems • Community = all the organisms that interact within an ecosystem. • Population = all of the members of a certain species within an ecosystem. • Species = all of the organisms within an ecosystem that have the same structure, and who can reproduce with each other (and produce fertile offspring) See pages 39 - 43 http://video.nationalgeo graphic.com/video/play er/environment/habitats -environment/habitatsoceans-env/coralreefs.html Biotic Interactions in Ecosystems (continued) • Species can have many types of relationships in a population. Symbiosis refers to the interaction between the members of two different species. Commensalism - one species benefits, one is not affected For example, the barnacles on a whale Mutualism - both species benefit For example, a bee gathering nectar from a flower Parasitism - one species benefits, the other is harmed For example, hookworm living in dogs http://video.nationalgeograph ic.com/video/player/animals/i nvertebrates-animals/otherinvertebrates/clownfish_amo nganemones.html http://video.nationalgeo graphic.com/video/play er/animals/bugsanimals/ants-andtermites/parasites_fluk elarvae.html Reading Check Page 39 and 44 Niches, Competition and Predation • Niche refers to the role an organism has within an ecosystem. also refers to the environment in which a species prospers • Competition occurs when a resource is desired by two or more individuals in a niche. Competition usually means resources are limited This limits the size and health of that individual, and perhaps that population. • Predation is the relationship between the “eaters” and the “eaten”. Predators have adaptations to help them catch their prey. Prey have adaptations to help avoid predators. Examples include spines and shells, camouflage and mimicry. See pages 44 - 47 Reading Check Page 47 Biodiversity in Ecosystems • Biodiversity refers to the the variety and number of different individuals and species in an ecosystem. Healthy ecosystems generally have high biodiversity. Most biodiversity losses occur from the loss of habitat. • Humans often have a negative impact on biodiversity. Ecological management programs try to balance human progress with maintaining biodiversity. See page 48 1.2 Summary • Parts of an ecosystem (ecosystem- habitat) • Abiotic interactions in ecosystem (O2, H2O, nutrients, light, soil) • Biotic interactions in ecosystem (species, population, community, ecological hierarchy) • Biotic interactions in population (commensalism, mutualism, parasitism) • Symbiotic relationships (commensalism, mutualism, parasitism) • Niche (job) • Competition • Predation • Biodiversity in ecosystem