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Ecosystems - Coggle Diagram
Ecosystems
Definitions
Ecology
The study of living organisms in relation to their natural environment.
Environment
Surroundings of an organism that could possibly influence it.
Habitat
Where an organism lives, obtains its food, shelters and reproduces.
Population
Total number of a single species in a stated area.
Community
All the plants and animals living in a habitat
Ecosystem
Community of organisms in a habitat plus the non-living part of the environment
Factors that affect communities
Biotic factors
Activities of living organisms
Competition
Predation
Parasitism
Abiotic factors
Do not involve living organisms
Rainfall
Temperature range
Prevailing wind
Soil quality
Human factor
Farming
Forestry
Building
All activities which add pollutants to the atmosphere and water
Competition
Interspecific
Different species
Animal community
Food
Plant community
Light
Water
Soil nutrients
Intraspecific
Same species
Animal community
Food
Territory
Nesting sites
Mates
Physical conflict is avoided by a threat display or sound
Types
Natural ecosystems
Self-supporting
Only need
Light
Air
Water
Mineral nutrients
No need of human input
Examples
Ponds
Rivers
Lakes
Woods
Sand dunes
Artificial Ecosystems
Examples
Farms
Market gardens
Nurseries
Orchads
Domestic gardens
Bred for food and commercial value for humans
Could not be mantained without human intervention
Communities wouldn't be able to survive in a natural ecosystem
Competing species are eliminated
Potentially dangerous to the soil