What are the relationships between organisms in an ecosystem?
Vocabulary (Add to the top of the page) Niche:
Vocabulary (Add to the top of the page) Niche: the role or “job” an organism plays in an ecosystem
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all _______________; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton Consumer – all _______________: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton Consumer – all heterotrophs: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton Consumer – all heterotrophs: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy Primary consumers: Herbivores – eat ___________ Ex: rabbit, caterpillar
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton Consumer – all heterotrophs: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy Primary consumers: Herbivores – eat plants Ex: rabbit, caterpillar
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton Consumer – all heterotrophs: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy Primary consumers: Herbivores – eat plants Ex: rabbit, caterpillar Secondary, tertiary, etc….consumers Carnivores – eat __________
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton Consumer – all heterotrophs: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy Primary consumers: Herbivores – eat plants Ex: rabbit, caterpillar Secondary, tertiary, etc….consumers Carnivores – eat meat
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton Consumer – all heterotrophs: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy Primary consumers: Herbivores – eat plants Ex: rabbit, caterpillar Secondary, tertiary, etc….consumers Carnivores – eat meat Omnivores – eat ___________
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton Consumer – all heterotrophs: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy Primary consumers: Herbivores – eat plants Ex: rabbit, caterpillar Secondary, tertiary, etc….consumers Carnivores – eat meat Omnivores – eat both (plants and meat)
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton Consumer – all heterotrophs: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy Primary consumers: Herbivores – eat plants Ex: rabbit, caterpillar Secondary, tertiary, etc….consumers Carnivores – eat meat Omnivores – eat both (plants and meat) Decomposers – _________________dead matter into simpler molecules that can be absorbed Ex: fungi
Producer/Consumer Relationships Producer – all autotrophs; trap energy from the sun Ex: plants, green algae, phytoplankton Consumer – all heterotrophs: they ingest food containing the sun’s energy Primary consumers: Herbivores – eat plants Ex: rabbit, caterpillar Secondary, tertiary, etc….consumers Carnivores – eat meat Omnivores – eat both (plants and meat) Decomposers – break down dead matter into simpler molecules that can be absorbed Ex: fungi
Predator/Prey Predation Relationship in which one organism _____________ and one ___________
Predator/Prey Predation Relationship in which one organism benefits and one dies
Predator/Prey Predation Relationship in which one organism benefits and one dies Living organism =
Predator/Prey Predation Relationship in which one organism benefits and one dies Living organism = predator (hunting, hunter)
Predator/Prey Predation Relationship in which one organism benefits and one dies Living organism = predator (hunting, hunter) Dead organism =
Predator/Prey Predation Relationship in which one organism benefits and one dies Living organism = predator (hunting, hunter) Dead organism = prey (hunted)
Predator/Prey Predation Relationship in which one organism benefits and one dies Living organism = predator (hunting, hunter) Dead organism = prey (hunted) Ex: Lion and Zebra
Predator/Prey Predation Relationship in which one organism benefits and one dies Living organism = predator (hunting, hunter) Dead organism = prey (hunted) Ex: Lion and Zebra Other examples?
Symbiosis ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Symbiosis Two or more different species living together (interactions)
Symbiosis Two or more different species living together (interactions) 3 relationships:
Symbiosis Two or more different species living together (interactions) 3 relationships: Mutualism
Symbiosis Two or more different species living together (interactions) 3 relationships: Mutualism Parasitism
Symbiosis Two or more different species living together (interactions) 3 relationships: Mutualism Parasitism Commensalism
Note (add to the page somewhere) Neutralism IS NOT a symbiotic relationship
Mutualism Relationship in which both organisms ______________
Mutualism Relationship in which both organisms benefit
Mutualism Relationship in which both organisms benefit Ex: cows and white headed cow bird (bird eats insects off cow, preventing illness)
Mutualism Relationship in which both organisms benefit Ex: cows and white headed cow bird (bird eats insects off cow, preventing illness) Other examples?
Parasitism Relationship in which one organism ____________ and one is ______________
Parasitism Relationship in which one organism benefits and one is harmed
Parasitism Relationship in which one organism benefits and one is harmed Ex: fleas and dogs, mosquitoes and humans
Parasitism Relationship in which one organism benefits and one is harmed Ex: fleas and dogs, mosquitoes and humans Other examples?
Commensalism Relationship in which one organism ____________ and the other organism is ___________________________________
Commensalism Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is neither helped nor harmed
Commensalism Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is neither helped nor harmed Ex: whales and barnacles
Commensalism Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is neither helped nor harmed Ex: whales and barnacles Other examples?
Competition __________________________
Competition for the same limiting resources
Competition for the same limiting resources Instraspecific Competition– organisms of the __________ species fight for the same resource.
Competition for the same limiting resources Intraspecific competition – organisms of the same species fight for the same resource. Ex: two bucks competing for a mate
Competition for the same limiting resources Intraspecific competition – organisms of the same species fight for the same resource. Ex: two bucks competing for a mate Interspecific competition – organisms of _____________ species fight for the same resource
Competition for the same limiting resources Intraspecific competition – organisms of the same species fight for the same resource. Ex: two bucks competing for a mate Interspecific competition – organisms of different species fight for the same resource Ex: seals and sea lions compete for fish