Organisms and Their Relationships: Understanding Ecology

1. Chapter 2 Principles of Ecology Section 1: Organisms and Their Relationships Section2: Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem Section 3: Cycling of Matter

2. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships Ecology • Scientific discipline in which the relationships among living organisms and the interaction the organisms have with their environments are studied • Ecologists observe, experiment, and model using a variety of tools and methods.

3. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships TheBiosphere • A thin layer around Earth that supports life • Extends several kilometers above the Earth’s surface • Extends several kilometers below the ocean’s surface

4. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships The Biosphere

5. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships Biotic Factors • Living factors in an organism’s environment • Ex: animals, plants, algae, etc. Abiotic Factors • Nonliving factors in an organism’s environment • Organisms adapt to survive in the abiotic factors present in their natural environment. • Ex: rocks, dirt, air currents, temperature, moisture, light, etc.

6. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships Levels of Organization • Levels increase in complexity as the numbers and interactions between organisms increase. • atoms • molecules • organelles • cells • tissues • organs • organ • systems • organism • population • biological community • ecosystem • biome • biosphere

7. Definitions Atoms Molecules Organelles Cells Tissues Organs Organ System Organism 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships

8. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships • Organisms of a single species that share the same geographic location at the same time make up a population. • A biological community is a group of interacting populations that occupy the same geographic area at the same time.

9. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships • An ecosystem is a biological community and all of the abiotic factors that affect it. • A biome is a large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities.

10. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships Ecosystem Interactions • A habitat is an area where an organism lives. • A niche is the role (job) or position that an organism has in its environment. • Types of Niches • Producer • Primary Consumer • Secondary Consumer • Decomposer • Scavenger

11. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships Community Interactions • Competition • Occurs when more than one organism uses a resource at the same time • Predation • Many species get their food by eating other organisms.

12. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships Symbiotic Relationships • The close relationship that exists when two or more species live together (means “living together”) • Mutualism • Commensalism • Parasitism • Predation

13. 2.1 Organisms and Their Relationships Key: + = Helped/Benefited - = Harmed O = Unaffected

14. NUTRITION The ultimate source of energy is the SUN, which supplies the energy that fuels life. 2.2 Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem

15. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.2 Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem Energy in an Ecosystem (Types of Niches) • The Producers • Autotrophs - Organism that collects energy from sunlight or inorganic substances to produce food - Plant’s use the sun’s energy to manufacture food in a process called photosynthesis

16. Principles of Ecology • Organism that gets it energy requirements by consuming other organisms Chapter 2 2.2 Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem Energy in an Ecosystem (Types of Niches) • The Consumers • - Heterotrophs A lynx is a heterotroph.

17. Primary Consumers: an organism that gets its energy from producers (plants); usually called herbivores Secondary Consumers: a consumer that gets its energy from other consumers; usually called carnivores Types of consumers Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores Scavengers: animals that feed on animals that have already died (ex: vultures, ants, beetles) Decomposers: organisms that break down and absorb nutrients from dead organisms (ex: fungi, bacteria) 2.2 Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem

18. Principles of Ecology • Detritivores eat fragments of dead matter in an ecosystem, and return nutrients to the soil, air, and water where the nutrients can be reused by organisms. Chapter 2 2.2 Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem Fungus

19. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.2 Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem Food Chains • A food chain is a simple model that shows how energy flows through an ecosystem. • Arrows indicate the direction in which energy is transferred • Usually 3-5 links; energy is lost in every transfer • Energy is lost to the environment as HEAT

20. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.2 Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem Food Webs • A food web is a model representing the many interconnected food chains and pathways in which energy flows through a group of organisms.

21. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.2 Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem Models of Energy Flow • Food chains and food webs model the energy flow through an ecosystem. • Each step in a food chain or food web is called a trophic level.

23. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.2 Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem Ecological Pyramids • A diagram that can show the relative amounts of energy, biomass, or numbers of organisms at each trophic level in an organism

24. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter Cycles in the Biosphere • Energy is transformed into usable forms to support the functions of an ecosystem. • The cycling of nutrients in the biosphere involves both matter in living organisms and physical processes found in the environment such as weathering.

25. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter The Water Cycle

26. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter • Approximately 90 percent of water vapor evaporates from oceans, lakes, and rivers; 10 percent evaporates from the surface of plants through a process called transpiration. • Freshwater constitutes only about 3 percent of all water on Earth. • About 69 percent of all freshwater is found in ice caps and glaciers.

27. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles

28. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter • Carbon and oxygen often make up molecules essential for life. • Carbon and oxygen recycle relatively quickly through living organisms.

29. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter Long-term Cycle • Organic matter converted to peat, coal, oil, or gas deposits (carbon) • Calcium carbonate (carbon and oxygen) Short-term Cycle • Burning fossil fuels (carbon)

30. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter The Nitrogen Cycle • The capture and conversion of nitrogen into a form that is useable by plants is called nitrogen fixation.

31. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter • Nitrogen enters the food web when plants absorb nitrogen compounds from soil. • Consumers get nitrogen by eating plants or animals that contain nitrogen.

32. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter • Nitrogen is returned to the soil in several ways: • Animals urinate. • Organisms die. • Organisms convert ammonia into nitrogen compounds. • Denitrification

33. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter The Phosphorus Cycle

34. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 2.3 Cycling of Matter Short-term Cycle • Phosphorus is cycled from the soil to producers and then from the producers to consumers. Long-term Cycle • Weathering or erosion of rocks that contain phosphorus slowly adds phosphorus to the cycle.

35. 1.) Random Point Survey A random point survey uses randomly-selected points in a study are to characterize a site Population selected in a manner that ensures that each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected More points = more accurate data Three Types of Sampling Methods

36. 2.) Quadrat Survey A quadrat is a plot of a fixed size in which density of objects can be measured Plots usually circular or Squared Main goal is that scientists want to know the number of objects per unit area (density) Three Types of Sampling Methods

37. 3.) Core Sample A core sample is obtained by inserting a hollow tube-shaped device into the bottom sediments to retrieve a tube full of sediments with its accompanying organisms Three Types of Sampling Methods

38. Principles of Ecology Chapter 2 Chapter Resource Menu Chapter Diagnostic Questions Formative Test Questions Chapter Assessment Questions Standardized Test Practice biologygmh.com Glencoe Biology Transparencies Image Bank Vocabulary Animation Click on a hyperlink to view the corresponding feature.

39. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 CDQ 1 Chapter Diagnostic Questions The act of one organism consuming another organism for food is _______. • predation • parasitism • commensalism • mutualism

40. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 CDQ 2 Chapter Diagnostic Questions Identify how energy flows through an ecosystem in a typical food chain. • from an autotroph to a heterotroph • from a heterotroph to an autotroph • from a carnivore to an herbivore • from an omnivore to an herbivore

41. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 CDQ 3 Chapter Diagnostic Questions What is a chemical substance that an organism must obtain from its environment to survive? • biomass • energy • matter • nutrient

42. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 FQ 1 2.1 Formative Questions Which are biotic factors in a forest environment? • plants and microscopic organisms living • pH and salt concentration of the soil • sunlight, soil type and soil nutrients • temperature, air currents and rainfall

43. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 FQ 2 2.1 Formative Questions What is the name for a group of interacting populations that occupy the same area at the same time? • ecosystem • habitat • biological community • biotic collection

44. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 FQ 3 2.1 Formative Questions Which defines habitat? • all of the biotic factors in an ecosystem • an area where an organism lives • an area in which various species interact • the role or position that an organism has

45. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 FQ 4 2.2 Formative Questions What type of organism is the foundation of all ecosystems? • autotroph • herbivore • heterotroph • decomposer

46. Principles of Ecology A B C D • They feed on fragments of dead plants and animals • They feed on organisms by releasing digestive enzymes. • They get energy from inorganic substances to make food. • They use chlorophyll to capture energy from the sun. Chapter 2 FQ 5 2.2 Formative Questions How do detritivores obtain their energy in an ecosystem?

47. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 FQ 6 2.2 Formative Questions Which type of organism exists at all trophic levels except the first trophic level? • carnivores • herbivores • autotrophs • heterotrophs

48. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 FQ 7 2.3 Formative Questions What type of organism returns nutrients to an ecosystem? • decomposer • primary producer • secondary producer • top level consumer

49. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 FQ 8 2.3 Formative Questions What type of scientist studies water found underground, in the atmosphere, and on the surface of the earth? • biochemist • ecologist • geologist • hydrologist

50. Principles of Ecology A B C D Chapter 2 FQ 9 2.3 Formative Questions Which biogeochemical cycle involves evaporation, transpiration, precipitationand runoff? • carbon cycle • nitrogen cycle • phosphorus cycle • water cycle