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Environmental Science 2

The document outlines the learning objectives and key concepts of ecology, emphasizing the interactions among organisms and their environment. It discusses the importance of ecology for human well-being and sustainability, as well as basic ecological concepts such as population and community ecology. Additionally, it describes various types of interactions among organisms, including predation, competition, commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism.

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Environmental Science 2

The document outlines the learning objectives and key concepts of ecology, emphasizing the interactions among organisms and their environment. It discusses the importance of ecology for human well-being and sustainability, as well as basic ecological concepts such as population and community ecology. Additionally, it describes various types of interactions among organisms, including predation, competition, commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism.

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THE

ENVIRONMENT
AND
ORGANISMS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the
students can:
Show understanding on the different ecological
concepts through a graphic organizer.
Value the importance of all interactions among
organisms in their own community.
Expose sustainability of various interactions
between Earth’s natural systems, human and
society through a given activity.
ECOLOGY
British Ecological Society
It is the study of
interactions among living
things and their
environment. It provides
new understanding of
these vital systems as they
are now, and how they may
change in the future.
AIM OF ECOLOGY
The main aim of ecology is to
understand the distribution of
biotic and abiotic factors of
living things in the
environment. The biotic and
abiotic factors include the
living and non-living factors
and their interaction with the
environment.
IMPORTANCE OF ECOLOGY
Ecology enriches our world and
is crucial for human wellbeing
and prosperity. It provides new
knowledge of the
interdependence between
people and nature that is vital for
food production, maintaining
clean air and water, and
sustaining biodiversity in a
changing climate.
ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS & PRINCIPLES

Ecological Concepts are


general knowledge about
ecosystems and ecosystem
management.

Ecological Principles are


basic beliefs about ecosystems
and how they function that are
informed by ecological
concepts.
BASIC ECOLOGICAL
CONCEPTS

THESE CONCEPTS PROVIDES FRAMEWORK FOR


UNDERSTANDING AND RESEARCHING MORE
ABOUT ECOSYSTEM.
POPULATION
ECOLOGY
Also known as Autecology. It
reveals the dynamics of
species populations and
how these populations
interact with the wider
environment. It is the study
on how plants and animals
populations within a
comunity affect each other.
COMMUNITY
ECOLOGY
Also known as
Synecology. It is the
study of group of
organisms of different
species which are
associated together
as a unit.
BIOSPHERE/
ECOSPHERE

This is the part


of the Earth and
atmosphere
inhabited by
living organisms.
ECOLOGICAL NICHE
HABITAT
INTERACTIONS
AMONG
ORGANISMS
Entities live in an assemblage of populations having at
least two different species who are in constant
interaction with each other either directly or indirectly
within a specific geographical region in an ecological
community. The interaction between species forms the
basis for many biological processes in ecosystems such
as the food chain and the nutrient cycle. These
interactions can be used as a framework in analyzing
the ecological community to describe processes that
naturally occur which in turn can be used to predict
human modifications that may affect the properties
and processes of ecosystems.
PREDATION
When one entity hunts
another animal to suffice
its nutritional
requirements, it is
referred to as predation.
A predator is an entity
that hunts its prey. For
example, a snake eats a
frog. Here snake is the
predator and the frog is
its prey.
COMPETITION
It is when populations or
even an individual compete
for food resources. It is a
relationship where
organisms compete with
each other for food, light,
water, mate or minerals.
a. INTRA-SPECIFIC
(same species)
b. INTER-SPECIFIC
(different species)
COMMENSALISM

It is a relationship
between
organism where
the commensal
benefits from the
host. The host is
neither harmed or
benefited.
MUTUALISM
It is an
interaction
that
benefits
both
organisms.
PARASITISM
It is an
interactions
that benefits
the parasites
while the host
is being
harmed.
Activity
From the given interactions among
organisms, choose two and differentiate
them by using image examples. Examples
should be from your own community or
environment. Put it in a short coupon
bond. Practice creativity.

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