Name: RODRIGUEZ, PAUL JASTINE J.

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Time: SATURDAY (5:00 TO 8:00 PM) Date: FEBUARY 04, 2023

ACTIVITY # 3
ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
A. Ecologists study environments at different levels of the organization.
Write a description of each level of organization in the table. Also, provide an example
for each level.

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE

ORGANIZATION

A living item is considered an Archaea (archaebacteria),

1. Organism organism if it has an organized Bacteria (eubacteria)
structure, can respond to Eucarya (eukaryotes)
stimuli, reproduces, grows, Protists
adapts, and maintains
Fungi
homeostasis.

A population is the total African Elephants

2. Population number of organisms Pond Population
belonging to the same species Salmon
that coexist in each region at
the same time and have the
potential to interbreed.

Is a group of interacting Forest of Trees

3. Community species from different species Undergrowth Plants
that share a shared habitat. Inhabitated by Animals

Is a made up of Biotic and Coral Reef Ecosystems

4. Ecosystem Abiotic elements that work in Micro Ecosystems
concert as a whole. All living Savannah Ecosystems
things are considered to be
Biotic components, whereas
non-living items are considered
to be Abiotic

Also goes by the name Organism

5. Biosphere Ecosphere it is the whole of all Population
 Ecosystems around the globe, Ecosystem
including all living things and
their interaction with other
components such as the
Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, and
Atmosphere.

B. An ecosystem includes both abiotic and biotic factors. Producers provide energy for
other organisms in an ecosystem.
Complete the following sentences with the correct term from the list below

autotrophs nonliving abiotic living temperature biotic organism

eating producers moisture plants animals consumers hydrosphere
atmosphere heterotrophs lithosphere species biosphere

1. All ecosystems are made up of BIOTIC and ABIOTIC components.

2. BIOTIC factors are living things, such as PLANTS or ANIMALS.

3. ABIOTIC factors are nonliving things, such as wind, MOISTURE or TEMPERATURE.
4. AUTOTROPHS are organisms that get their energy from NON-LIVING resources, meaning
they make their own food. These organisms are also called PRODUCERS.
5. HETEROTROPHS are organisms that get their energy by EATING other organisms. These
organisms are also called CONSUMERS.
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6. Why are producers so important to an ecosystem?

BECAUSE THEY HAVE PROVIDE AN ENERGY TO THE ENTIRE SYSTEM

7. LITHOSPHERE layer of the earth where soil is found.

8. All ecosystems when combined make up the Earth’s BIOPHERE Sor “sphere of life”.

9. The ATMOSPHERE is the layer of air which is further divided into different sublayers.

10. A SPECIES is made up of the same kind of organisms.

C. If you could find your ideal ecosystem, but it was on another planet, would you
leave Earth to go live there instead?
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