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Interactions in Nature

Interactions in Nature. Mandek Richardson STARS Program University of South Florida. Vocabulary/Key Words. Population Community Competition Adaptation Symbiosis Predator Prey. Ecosystems.

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Interactions in Nature

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  1. Interactions in Nature Mandek Richardson STARS Program University of South Florida

  2. Vocabulary/Key Words • Population • Community • Competition • Adaptation • Symbiosis • Predator • Prey

  3. Ecosystems Ecosystems vary in size. They can be as small as a puddle or as large as the earth. Any group of living and non living things interacting with each other can be considered as an ecosystem.

  4. What would be included in this ecosystem?

  5. Population • In an ecosystem all the organisms of one kind would be a population.

  6. Community • Populations living and interacting with each other form a community.

  7. Ecosystem • What other things can you find in an ecosystem?

  8. Survival • What does each population need to survive? • Food • Water • Shelter • Space

  9. Competition • Competition will result when there is a shortage or challenge among populations to meet their basic needs • Competition for the same food • Competition for space or shelter • Competition for mates

  10. Adaptation • To survive or compete in an ecosystem animals must adapt • Adaptations can be… • Behavioral • Structural

  11. Symbiosis • Do populations always compete with each other? • A relationship between different organisms is called symbiosis • Both organisms benefit (mutualism) • Only one organism benefits (commensalism) • One benefits and the other is harmed (parasitism)

  12. Predator and Prey Predators eat other animals Animals that are eaten are prey

  13. Predator and Prey • Do prey need predators? • What would happen if a prey’s food supply increases? • What happens if the number of predators decreases?

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