Ecosystem is a living community of
plant and animals sharing an
environment with nonliving elements
such as air, water, and soil.
Major components of ecosystems.
1. Biotic the ecosystem
2. Abiotic living things or non-
living things
Biomes largest ecosystem
Community refers to all the
different kinds of species or
organisms living together and
interacting with one another in a
region.
Biotic Community the community
which is composed of different kinds
of living things.
Producers or autotrophs are
organisms that can manufacture their
own food.
Consumers or heterotrophs get
their energy and nutrients by feeding
directly or indirectly on producers.
First order consumers - those that
feed on plants.
Second order consumers - that feed
on first order consumers
Food chain the sequence of
organisms in the sequence as a
source of food.
Decomposers or detritivores - There
are other living things that feed on
dead bodies of plants and animals. In
doing so, they return the substances
back to the environment.
The abiotic components refer to the
nonliving things in the ecosystem that
affect living things.
Symbiotic Relationships of plants
and animals
Mutualism this two different kinds
of organism where both benefit from
each other.
Parasitism the host is the provider
of food and shelter to the parasite.
Commensalism in this relationship,
one organism benefits and the other
is neither benefited nor harmed.
Predation is a relationship involving
the eater (predator) and the one
being eaten (prey).
Competition is a relationship
wherein two or more organisms
compete with each other for
common resources such as food,
water, shelter, and sunlight in order
to live.
Energy pyramid is a graphical
model of energy flow in a
community.
Symbiosis the close relationship
among organisms.
Niche an organisms particular role
in an ecosystem.