habitat vs. niche
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Habitat Vs. Niche. HABITAT: THE ORGANISM’S HOME Alpine meadows, conifer forests, marshes, lakes, deserts, and zones along stream banks are all different habitats that you may be able to visualize from your own experience. NICHE: THE ORGANISM’S ROLE - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Habitat Vs. Niche HABITAT: THE ORGANISM’S HOME Alpine meadows, conifer forests, marshes, lakes,
deserts, and zones along stream banks are all different habitats that you may be able to visualize from your own experience.
NICHE: THE ORGANISM’S ROLE Each organism has to adapt its lifestyle habits
(how much water it takes in, what it eats, where it sleeps, when the best time for reproduction is) to the environment it lives in.
Habitat: the organism’s address Niche: the organism’s lifestyle
Species InteractionsPopulations do not live in isolation, but interact with each other. They also compete for resources.
1. Competition• Resources such as food, water, space,
and light are necessary for life. • Competition between organisms takes
place when two or more organisms rely on the same resource(s).
• When the resource is plentiful, competition is not as fierce
• When the resource is scarce competition increases
a. The strong kill off the weak b. Animals migrate or starve
2. Predation All living things require energy Some organisms produce their own food
using energy from the sun = Producers Some organisms acquire energy by
consuming other organisms = Consumers Predation is the act of one organism
consuming another organism for food. Predator = the organism that is looking for
food Prey = the organism that becomes food
3. Symbiotic Relationships Symbiosis describes the type
of relationship that forms when two or more species live together
There are THREE classifications of symbiotic relationships
a. Mutualism Two or more organisms living closely
together and mutually benefiting from one another's existence
Fungi and Algae form lichens through a mutualistic relationship. The Fungi provides a habitat for the Algae. The Algae providesfood for the Fungi.
Staphylococcus epidermidis, a consistent inhabitant of the skin of humans. The bacterium produces lactic acid that protects the skin from colonization by harmful microbes. But it has been suggested that other by-products are produced by the bacteria are a cause of body odors (good or bad, depending on your personal point of view).
b. Commensalism Commensalism occurs when one
organism is benefiting and the other organism, although not benefiting from the relationship, is also not being harmed.
Tree and lichens: The lichen gets better exposure to the sunlight. The tree doesn’t benefit from the relationship but it isn’t harmed either.
c. Parasitism Parasitism occurs when one organism
is benefiting at the expense of another organism.
Typically doesn’t kill the “host” because then the parasite would also die.
Ticks, fleas, bacteria, tapeworms, roundworms
Athletes foot
Tick
Species Interaction ReviewMatch the symbiotic relationships with
the pair of symbols on the left1. +, +2. +, 03. +, -
Give an example of each
A.ParasitismB.CommensalismC.Mutualism
Competition Scenario Deer If you need FOOD = hands over your stomach If you need WATER = hands over your mouth If you need SHELTER = hands over your head Resources If you are FOOD hands over your stomach If you are WATER = hands over your mouth If you are SHELTER = hands over your head
Pick a sign and DO NOT CHANGE
Turn around and find a match. Deer If you do NOT find a match, you DIE and
become a resource If you find a match, you reproduce (the
resource that you matched with now becomes a deer)
Resource If you do NOT find a match you continue
to be a resource for the next round.If you find a match, you now become a
deer.