Ecology The study of the interaction of living things with their environment.
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Transcript of Ecology The study of the interaction of living things with their environment.
Biotic (Living) Factors
BacteriaProtistsPlantsAnimalsFungi
Abiotic (Non-Living) Factors
WaterGasesWeatherTemperatureSoil
BiosphereEcosystemCommunityPopulationOrganismOrgan systemOrganTissueCell
Levels of Organization
Most inclusive M
ost Exclusive
The Ecosystem
Habitat ~ Area in which a particular organism lives (where an organism lives). Niche (pronounced “nitch”)~ The job an organism carries out in its ecosystem (how an organism lives).
Obtaining FoodAutotroph: make their food
Producer– Ex. Plant
Heterotroph: eat their foodDecomposer
– Ex. Bacteria
Consumer• Herbivore: eat autotrophs
– Ex. Cow• Carnivore: eat heterotrophs
– Ex. Lion• Omnivore: eat both
– Ex. Humans
• Scavenger: eat leftovers– Ex. Hyenas
Food Chain: A series of steps in an ecosystem showing the TRANSFER OF ENERGY (represented by an arrow) by organisms
Producer: An organism that produces food through photosynthesisPrimary (1°) consumer: The organisms that consume the producer in a food chain.Secondary (2°) consumer: The organisms that consume the primary consumer in a food chain.Tertiary (3°) consumer: The organisms that consume the secondary consumer in a food chain.
Grass→Rabbit→Fox→Mountain Lion
Energy Pyramid
Trophic Levels: different levels in the food chain10% Rule: only 10% of the energy in an organism can be passed to the organism consuming it, the other 90% is lost as heat