Part 1

Interactions among
living things
 Interactions Among Living Things

Environment- All of the living and non-living things with which an organism may
interact.

Ecology- The study of the relationships and interactions of living things with one
another and their environment.

Ecosystem- All of the living and non-living things in a given area that interact with
one another.

Community- The living part of any ecosystem- all the different organisms that live
together.

Population- A group organisms of the same type, or species.

Species- Group of similar organisms that can produce offspring.

Habitat- The place in which an organism lives.

Producer- The source of all food in an ecosystem. Producers are able to use
sunlight to turn simple raw materials into food. *photosynthesis*

Consumer- An organism that feeds directly or indirectly on producers.

Decomposer- Break down dead organisms into simpler substances.

Food Chain- A series of events in which food and energy are transferred from one
organism to another in an ecosystem.

Food Web- A group of food chains interconnected.

Competition- The struggle among living things to get the proper amount of food,
water, and energy.

Predator- Organism that kills and eats other organisms.

Prey- Organism that is killed and eaten by a predator

Symbiosis- Relationship in which an organism lives on, near, or in another

organism, and at least one of the organisms benefits.

Niche- Role of an organism in its community or environment.

Commensalism- Type of symbiosis. One organism benefits and the other is not
affected.

Mutualism- Type of symbiosis. Relationship is helpful to both organisms.

Parasitism- Type of symbiosis. Relationship in which one organism benefits and

the other organism is harmed.

Parasite- Organism that feeds on other living organisms.

Host- Organism in which/ on which another organism lives.

Autotroph- Organisms that use energy ( sunlight) to create ( photosynthesis) their

own food. Another name for producer.

Heterotroph- Organisms that must consume other organisms for the food and
energy they need to survive. Consumers and decomposers.
 Interactions among Living Things

Section Review 26-1 ( pg.660-667 )

1. An _______________ consists of all the living and nonliving things which

an _________________ may interact.

2. Organisms obtain ___________, ______________, and other resources they

need to live and grow from their __________________.

3. All of the _____________ and ______________ things in an

________________ are interconnected.

4. Define the term ecology.

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5. An ________________ consists of all the living and nonliving things in a

given area that interact with each other.

6. The living part of any ecosystem is called a ___________________.

7. Each kind of living ( a particular organism ) thing makes up a

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8. The place where an organism lives is called it’s ___________________.

9. Explain the difference between community and population.

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 Interactions among Living Things 26-2 ( pg. 668-672)

1. Three terms that indicate how organisms obtain energy and how they
interact in their community are ____________, _________________, and
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2. Organisms that can make their own food by photosynthesis are called
__________________.

3. Producers use a source of energy (______________) to turn simple

raw materials (______________________) into food
(___________________).

4. ________________ are the source of all food in an ecosystem.

5. An organism that feeds directly or indirectly on a producer is called a

______________________.

6. Plant eaters are known as ____________________.

7. Animals that eat other animals are called ______________________.

8. Organisms that eat BOTH plants and animals are

called____________________.

9. ________________ break down dead organisms into simpler substances.

10.A ________________ represents a series of events which food and energy

are transferred from one organism in an ecosystem to another.

11.The first link in a chain is always a ______________. The second link is a

________________. The third link and most links after that are almost
always _________________.

12.A number of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem produces a

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 Interactions Among Living Things 26-3 (pg.673-685)

1. Each organisms role in a community is called a ________________.

2. An organism niche includes…. List 5 things

3. The struggle among organisms to obtain the resources needed to survive is

called __________________.

4. Three examples of resources are _____________, _________________, and

____________________.

5. Living things that catch and kill other organisms are called
______________.

6. The organisms that are eaten are called _______________.

7. _______________ is a close relationship between two organisms in which

one organism lives near, on, or in another organism and in which at least one
organism benefits.

8. The three categories of symbiosis are…….

9. _______________ is a symbiotic relationship in which only one of the

organisms in the relationship benefits.

10._______________ is a symbiotic relationship in which both of the

organisms benefit.

11.________________ is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism

benefits and the second organism is harmed.

12.The ______________ “feeds” on the _____________ organism.

 Interactions Among Living Things
Section 26-4
Paragraph Summaries
1. Paragraph 1, p. 685

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2. Paragraph2, pg. 685

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3. Paragraph3, pg.685-686

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4. Paragraph4, pg.686

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5. Paragraph5, pg.687

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6. Paragraph6, pg.687

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7. Paragraph7, pg.687

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8. Paragraph8, pg.687
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9. Paragraph 9, pg. 688

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10. Paragraph 10,pg. 688

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11.Paragraph 11, pg. 688

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Chapter Review
Multiple Choice pg.692 (1-8)

True/False pg.692 (1-8)

2. a. What autotrophs are found in the food web?
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b. What heterotrophs are found in the food web?

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3. List one food chain that is part of the food web.

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4. Add one or more organisms to this web. How many additional links did this
create? Explain. _______________________________________________
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5. Remove one organism from the food web. How many other organisms
were affected? Explain.__________________________________________
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6. Why is a complex food web better than a simple food chain for survival of a
community? _________________________________________________
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4. Why did the bird population begin to decrease the year after the rattlesnakes were
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5. If a population of rattlesnakes existed in your community, would you support their

elimination? Explain. ____________________________________________________________
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 Population and the Environment

Part A: Reindeer Population

Procedure
1. In 1911, 25 deer- 4males and 21 females- were introduced onto the St. Paul Island of the
Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea near Alaska. The island is approximately 42 square
miles, and is more than 200 miles from the mainland. On this island there were no
predators of the deer, and no hunting was allowed. Using the following data make a
graph of the deer population and answer the following questions. Use the graph paper
provided to create your graph.

2. Data

Year #of deer

1905 0
1910 25
1912 27
1915 90
1920 200
1921 290
1922 150
1925 250
1930 400
 1935 1000
1938 2000
1939 1480
1940 1225
1945 750
1950 8

3. Graph
Make a line graph of the data. Be sure to include labels with your graph.

4. Questions

1. What was the population size at the beginning of the study?

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2. What was the population in 1920? _________________
3. What was the difference in the number of deer between 1912 and
1930?_______________
4. What was the average annual increase ( AAI) in the number of deer
between 1912 and 1930? * Show your work

5. What is the difference in population size between 1920 and 1930?

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6. What was the average annual increase in the number of deer between
1920 and 1930?* Show your work
7. What was the average annual increase in the number of deer between
1930 and 1938? * Show your work

8. What was the greatest number of deer found on the island between 1910
and 1950? _____________

9. In 1950, only 8 deer were still alive. What was the average annual
decrease in the number of deer between 1938 and 1950? *Show your
work

10. Could emigration or immigration have played a major role in the size of
the deer population? Why or why not?
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11. What affect might 2000 deer have on the island and its vegetation?
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12. If some of the 8 deer still alive on the island in 1950 were males and
some were females, what do you predict would happen to the population
in the next few years? Why?
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13. What evidence is there that the islands carrying capacity was exceeded?
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14. What does this study tell you about unchecked population growth?
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15. What difference might hunters or predators made?

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