Principles of Ecology: Before You Read
Principles of Ecology: Before You Read
Principles of Ecology: Before You Read
Principles of Ecology
Before You Read
Use the “What I Know” column to list the things you know about ecology. Then list the
questions you have about ecology in the “What I Want to Find Out” column.
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What I Know What I Want to Find Out What I Learned
I know the study of humans and how bigocal organisms lives. Learned about Biosphere,
their relationship with the Organisms, Biogcal Community,
environment ecosystem.
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Organisms such as birds get what they need to survive from their environment. Hypothesize
why is it important for birds to be able to fly long distances.
By flying a long range or distance, the bird is more likely to find the food on which it survives.
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Principles of Ecology
Section 1 Organisms and Their Relationships
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Vocabulary Use the vocabulary words in the left margin to complete the graphic
organizer below. List the biological levels from largest to smallest.
biotic factor
parasitism
population
symbiosis permanent, close association between two or more organisms
of diff species
predation
commensalism mutualism parasitism
symbiosis one species benefits
one species benefits both species benefits and one is harmed
and the other species is
harmed nor benefits
Ecology Create a journal entry. Imagine that you are an ecologist. Choose
I found this information one plant or animal in nature and write two relationships of that
on page . organism in its environment.
Journal Entry Date _________
Organism
Tigers coexist with other predators such as leopards, Asiatic wild dogs,
1. brown bears and wolves throughout most of their range. Usually there is
little interaction between species especially since tigers are mostly
nocturnal (active at night) and the other species are mainly diurnal (active
during the day).
The Biosphere Sequence the abiotic and biotic factors. Write abiotic or biotic in
I found this information each square.
on page .
1. lack of 2. dry soil 3. certain
rainfall plants die
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6. the population
4. rivers 5. animals do of a species
dry up not reproduce diminishes
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Two organisms cannot occupy the same niche for long because theycompete
for the same resources. Eventually, one species will out-compete the other
S UMM ARIZE Bacteria live inside our bodies. Analyze helpful, neutral, and
harmful things that bacteria do while living in our bodies. Incorporate the terms
parasitism, mutualism, habitat, and niche in your discussion.
The helpful bacteria can benefit us by keeping invadersat bay or by eating harmful substance
While helpful bacteria use our body as their habitat, they occupythe niche and keep harmful bacteria out
which is a mutualistic relationship. Harmful bacteria canact as parasites by eating food we need, causing
infections, or harming our bodily structures
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