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Ecology Unit
Chapters 3-6
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MIQ• What are the components of an ecosystem?
• How does energy flow through an ecosystem?
• How does water, carbon and nitrogen flow through the biosphere?
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BIO SOL: 9 a,b,d,eThe student will investigate and understanddynamic equilibria within populations,
communities,and ecosystems. Key concepts include:
• interactions within and among populations • nutrient cycling with energy flow through
ecosystems;• the effects of natural events and human
activities on ecosystems; and• analysis of the flora, fauna, and
microorganisms of Virginia ecosystems including the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
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What is ecology?
Ecology- the scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environments, focusing on energy transfer
• It is a science of relationships.
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What do you mean by environment?
The environment is made up of two factors:
Biotic factors- all living organisms inhabiting the Earth
Abiotic factors- nonliving parts of the environment (i.e. temperature, soil, light, moisture, air currents)
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Organism
Population
Community
Biosphere
Ecosystem
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Organism- any unicellular or multicellular form exhibiting all of the characteristics of life, an individual.
•The lowest level of organization
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A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile
offspring is called aSpecies
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Population-a group of organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time that interbreed and compete with each other for resources (ex. food, mates, shelter)
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Community- several interacting populations that inhabit a common environment and are interdependent.
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Ecosystem- populations in a community and the abiotic factors with which they interact (ex. marine, terrestrial)
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Biosphere- life supporting portions of Earth composed of air, land, fresh water, and salt water.
•The highest level of organization
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“The ecological niche of an organism depends not only on where it lives but also on what it does. By analogy, it may be said that the habitat is the organism's ‘address’, and the niche is its ‘profession’, biologically speaking.”
Odum - Fundamentals of Ecology
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Habitat vs. Niche
Niche - the role a species plays in a community (job)
Habitat- the place in which an organism lives out its life (address)
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Habitat vs. Niche
A niche is determined by the tolerance limitations of an organism, or a limiting factor.
Limiting factor- any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence of organisms in a specific environment.
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Examples of limiting factors-
•Amount of water•Amount of food•Temperature
Habitat vs. Niche
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Feeding Relationships• There are 3 main types of feeding
relationships
1. Producer- Consumer2. Predator- Prey3. Parasite- Host
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Feeding Relationships
Producer- all autotrophs (plants), they trap energy from the sun
• Bottom of the food chain
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Feeding Relationships
Consumer- all heterotrophs: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy
• Herbivores• Carnivores• Omnivores
• Decomposers
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Feeding Relationships
Consumer- Herbivores– Eat plants
• Primary consumers
• Prey animals
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Feeding Relationships
Consumer-Carnivores-eat meat• Predators
– Hunt prey animals for food.
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Feeding Relationships
Consumer- Carnivores- eat meat• Scavengers
– Feed on carrion, dead animals
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Feeding Relationships
Consumer- Omnivores -eat both plants and animals
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Feeding Relationships
Consumer- Decomposers
•Breakdown the complex compounds of dead and decaying plants and animals into simpler molecules that can be absorbed
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Symbiotic Relationships
Symbiosis- two species living together
3 Types of symbiosis:
1. Commensalism
2. Parasitism
3. Mutualism
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Symbiotic Relationships
Commensalism- one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped
Ex. orchids on a treeEpiphytes: A plant, such as a tropical orchid or a bromeliad, that grows on another plant upon which it depends for mechanical support but not for nutrients. Also called aerophyte, air plant.
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Symbiotic Relationships
Commensalism- one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped
Ex. polar bears and cyanobacteria
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Symbiotic Relationships
Parasitism- one species benefits (parasite) and
the other is harmed (host)
• Parasite-Host relationship
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Symbiotic Relationships
Parasitism- parasite-hostEx. lampreys, leeches, fleas,ticks,tapeworm
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Symbiotic Relationships
Mutualism- beneficial to both species
Ex. cleaning birds and cleaner shrimp
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Symbiotic Relationships
Mutualism- beneficial to both species
Ex. lichen
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Type of relationship
Species harmed
Species benefits
Species neutral
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
= 1 species
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Trophic Levels
• Each link in a food chain is known as a trophic level.
• Trophic levels represent a feeding step in the transfer of energy and matter in an ecosystem.
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Trophic Levels
Biomass- the amount of organic matter comprising a group of organisms in a habitat.
• As you move up a food chain, both available energy and biomass decrease.
• Energy is transferred upwards but is diminished with each transfer.
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Trophic Levels
Producers- Autotrophs
Primary consumers- Herbivores
Secondary consumers-small carnivores
Tertiary consumers- top
carnivores
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Trophic LevelsFood chain- simple model that
shows how matter and energy move through an ecosystem
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Trophic Levels
Food web- shows all possible feeding relationships in a community at each trophic level
• Represents a network of interconnected food chains
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Food chain Food web(just 1 path of energy) (all possible energy
paths)
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Nutrient Cycles
Cycling maintains homeostasis (balance) in the environment.
•3 cycles to investigate:
1. Water cycle
2. Carbon cycle
3. Nitrogen cycle
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Water cycle-
•Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation
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Water cycle-
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Carbon cycle-
•Photosynthesis and respiration cycle carbon and oxygen through
the environment.
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Carbon cycle-
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Nitrogen cycle-
Atmospheric nitrogen (N2) makes up nearly 78%-80% of air.
Organisms can not use it in that form.
Lightning and bacteria convert nitrogen into usable forms.
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Nitrogen cycle-
Only in certain bacteria and industrial technologies can fix nitrogen.
Nitrogen fixation-convert atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonium (NH4
+) which can be used to make organic compounds like amino acids.
N2 NH4+
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Nitrogen cycle-
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria:
Some live in a symbiotic relationship with plants of the legume family (e.g., soybeans, clover, peanuts).
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Nitrogen cycle-
•Some nitrogen-fixing bacteria live free in the soil.
•Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria are essential to maintaining the fertility of semi-aquatic environments like rice paddies.
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Atmospheric nitrogenLightning
Nitrogen fixing bacteria
Ammonium Nitrification by bacteria
Nitrites Nitrates
Denitrification by bacteria
Plants
Animals
Decomposers
Nitrogen Cycle
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Toxins in food chains-
While energy decreases as it moves up the food chain, toxins increase in potency.
•This is called biological magnification
Ex: DDT & Bald Eagles