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What is Ecology?
• Defined: Study of how life interacts on Earth
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How do you interact with the environment?
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How do you interact with the environment?
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How do you interact with the environment?
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How do you interact with the environment?
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What is Ecology?
• Defined: Study of how life interacts on Earth• Point of this unit? Show the impact that life has
on the environment… and vice versa
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Levels of Ecology
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• Defined: Group of one species living in the same area• Populations change based on:
– Births, Deaths, Immigration, Emigration, Limiting Factors
Click on information box
Populations
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What’s this population called?
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What’s this population called?
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What’s this population called?
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What’s this population called?
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What’s this population called?
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What’s this population called?
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What’s this population called?
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What’s this population called?
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What’s this population called?
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Population Patterns
We’ve studied bacteria populations…
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Population Patterns
We’ve studied plant populations…
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Population Patterns
We’ve studied fungus populations…
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Population Patterns
We’ve studied all kinds of animal populations…
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Population Patterns
• Populations go through stages:1) Slow growth
• Population is slowly adapting to particular environment
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Population Patterns
• Populations go through stages:1) Slow growth
• Population is slowly adapting to particular environment
2) Exponential growth• High birth rates due to
natural selection & resources
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Population Patterns
• Populations go through stages:1) Slow growth
• Population is slowly adapting to particular environment
2) Exponential growth• High birth rates due to
natural selection & resources
3) Carry capacity• Defined: greatest
number of individuals that the environment can sustain
• Birth & death rates eventually balance
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• Populations go through stages:1) Slow growth
• Population is slowly adapting to particular environment
2) Exponential growth• High birth rates due to
natural selection & resources
3) Carry capacity• Defined: greatest
number of individuals that the environment can sustain
• Birth & death rates eventually balance
• What stage is the human population in?
Population Patterns
Fighting diseaseImproving agricultureBuilding more shelters
Sanitizing water
Exponential growth
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After Carrying Capacity?
Some populations stabilize for the long term
Some populations experience a sharp decline called a “crash”
Which will humans experience?
stable
crash
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Age Pyramids Can Predict Future Growth
Typical Reproductive years
Large portion of the population will soon enter their reproductive years
Large portion of the population currently able to reproduce
Smallest portion of the population past their reproductive years
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Slow Future Population Increase
Typical Reproductive years
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Stable Population
Typical Reproductive years
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Declining/Negative Growth
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Mr. Kobe’s experience with population ecology
Male Female
1 year 10,000 11,000
2 years 7,000 7,500
3 years 3,000 3.400
4 years 1,000 1,100
+5 years 520 600
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Data Analysis
• What does this data tell you?
• What would you do if you were the state of IL?
7,000 7,500
3,000 3,400
1yr
2yr
3yr
4yr
Male Female
520
1,000
600
1,100
Male Female
1 year 10,000 11,000
2 years 7,000 7,500
3 years 3,000 3.400
4 years 1,000 1,100
+5 years 520 600
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Communities
• Defined: Many populations living in the same area
Many species of fish…
Many species of corals…
Many species of invertebrates…
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Communities
• Defined: Many populations living in the same area
Many species of plants…
Many species of insects…
Many species of reptiles…
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Communities
• Defined: Many populations living in the same area
Many species of plants…
Many species of insects…
Many species of amphibians…
Many species of birds…
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Communities
• Defined: Many populations living in the same area• Each organism has it own HABITAT
– Habitat: Place where an organism lives
In a tree hole you
might find…
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Communities
• Defined: Many populations living in the same area• Each organism has it own HABITAT
– Habitat: Place where an organism lives
In a hole in the ground you might
find…
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Communities
• Defined: Many populations living in the same area• Each organism has it own HABITAT
– Habitat: Place where an organism lives
Lift up a rock and
you might find…
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Communities
• Defined: Many populations living in the same area• Each organism has it own HABITAT
– Habitat: Place where an organism lives• Each species has its own NICHE
– Niche: The role/needs of a species
How can 5 different populations of birds live in the same tree? Wouldn’t they compete and fight each other off?
Each has a different niche in the community.
Eats insect A & nests in
March
Eats insect B & nests in
JuneEats insect
C & nests in September
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Ecosystems• Defined: All the living &
non-living in a given area• Biotic (living) Factors:
– Animals, Plants, Fungi, Bacteria, Protista
• Abiotic (non-living) Factors:– Rocks, climate, soil,
water, etc…• What have we learned?
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Ecosystems• Defined: All the living &
non-living in a given area• Biotic (living) Factors:
– Animals, Plants, Fungi, Bacteria, Protista
• Abiotic (non-living) Factors:– Rocks, climate, soil,
water, etc…• What have we learned?
1)The biotic affects the abiotic
Cattle (living) can overgraze and ruin topsoil (nonliving)
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Ecosystems• Defined: All the living &
non-living in a given area• Biotic (living) Factors:
– Animals, Plants, Fungi, Bacteria, Protista
• Abiotic (non-living) Factors:– Rocks, climate, soil,
water, etc…• What have we learned?
1)The biotic affects the abiotic
Humans (living) can pollute water (nonliving)
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Ecosystems• Defined: All the living &
non-living in a given area• Biotic (living) Factors:
– Animals, Plants, Fungi, Bacteria, Protista
• Abiotic (non-living) Factors:– Rocks, climate, soil,
water, etc…• What have we learned?
1)The biotic affects the abiotic
2)The abiotic affects the biotic
Above is a healthy coral reef with lots of life
Below is the same reef exposed to a higher water temperature (non-living)
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Ecosystems• Defined: All the living &
non-living in a given area• Biotic (living) Factors:
– Animals, Plants, Fungi, Bacteria, Protista
• Abiotic (non-living) Factors:– Rocks, climate, soil,
water, etc…• What have we learned?
1)The biotic affects the abiotic
2)The abiotic affects the biotic
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Ecosystems often contain a “keystone species.”
Keystone species = one that has a tremendous impact on the entire ecosystem
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Biomes• Defined: Large
area with distinct climate, plant, and animal life
Tundra
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Biomes• Defined: Large
area with distinct climate, plant, and animal life Deciduous forest
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Biomes• Defined: Large
area with distinct climate, plant, and animal life
Grasslands
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Biomes• Defined: Large
area with distinct climate, plant, and animal life
Rainforests
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Biomes• Defined: Large
area with distinct climate, plant, and animal life
Deserts
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Biomes• Defined: Large
area with distinct climate, plant, and animal life
Taiga
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Biomes• Defined: Large
area with distinct climate, plant, and animal life
• Learned? Climate determines where life can survive
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Biomes• Defined: Large
area with distinct climate, plant, and animal life
• Learned? Climate determines where life can survive
Why can’t reptiles survive in the tundra biome?
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Biomes• Defined: Large
area with distinct climate, plant, and animal life
• Learned? Climate determines where life can survive
Why can’t oak trees survive in the desert biome?
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The Biosphere• Defined: All organisms and the part of the Earth where life exists
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The Biosphere• Defined: All organisms and the part of the Earth where life exists
• Biosphere changes can affect life
Crust
Mantle
core
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The Biosphere
Crust
Mantle
core
• Defined: All organisms and the part of the Earth where life exists
• Biosphere changes can affect life
• Ex: More CO2 in the atmosphere… causes warmer temps
CO2
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CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
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The Biosphere• Defined: All organisms and the part of the Earth where life exists
• Biosphere changes can affect life
• Ex: More CO2 in the atmosphere… causes warmer temps
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Review1) What is ecology?2) What are two reasons that populations will increase?3) What are two reasons that populations will decrease?4) What are factors that control population growth called?5) How does a population, community, ecosystem, biome,
and biosphere differ?6) What is a keystone species?7) Place the levels of ecology in order from smallest to
largest.– Ecosystem, Population, Biosphere, Community, Biome