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f2 Chapter 2 Ecosystem
f2 Chapter 2 Ecosystem
Producers 生产者
1. Organisms that can make 制造 their own 自己的 food are called producers.
2. Green plants are producers because they carry out 进行 photosynthesis 光合作用 with the presence 有 of
carbon dioxide, chlorophyll 叶绿素, water and sunlight.
Consumers 取食者
1. Consumers are organisms that cannot produce their own food. They depend on 依赖 other organisms for
food.
2. There are three types of consumers:
(a) Primary consumers 初级取食者
Primary consumers are herbivorous animals 草食动物 that feed 吃 only on plants, such as grasshoppers,
caterpillars 毛虫 and snails.蜗牛
(b) Secondary consumers 次级取食者
Primary consumers are eaten by secondary consumers, that may be carnivorous 肉食动物 or omnivorous
animals 杂食动物 such as frogs and birds.
(c) Tertiary 三级 consumers
Tertiary consumers feed on 吃 the secondary consumers. Tertiary consumers are carnivorous or omnivorous
animals such as lions, eagles, bears 熊 and snakes.
Decomposers 分解者
1. Organisms that breakdown 分 解 dead 死 亡 的 plants and animals into simpler 比 较 简 单 的
substances are known as decomposers.
2. Some examples of decomposers are bacteria 细菌 and fungi.真菌
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3. The relationship 关 系 between living producers, consumers and decomposers can be shown in the
diagram below
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Pyramid of Numbers 数量椎体
A pyramid of numbers is a diagram that shows the relative 比较 number of organisms in a food chain.
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Nutrient 营养 Cycle 循环 in an Ecosystem
1 Energy and nutrient transfers occur 发生 continuously 持续 in a cycle.
2 This cycle is known as nutrient cycle.
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OXYGEN CYCLE
1. Plants take in 用 oxygen and release carbon dioxide when carrying out 进行 respiration at night.
2. Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen during photosynthesis during the day.
3. Combustion 燃烧 and corrosion 腐蚀 use oxygen.
4. Animals and plants use oxygen during respiration at all times.每个时候
5. Animals breathe in 吸进 oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
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Ways 方法 to Solve Problems 解决问题 Associated 关于 with Disturbance 干扰 of Nutrient Cycle
Effects of environmental factors such as temperature, light and humidity on the distribution 散布,分
布 of plants like Pleurococcus
1 The distribution of Pleurococcus is highest at the side of the stem 枝干 that receives moderate 温和
的 light intensity 光强度 which does not dry up 变干 the Pleurococcus but is sufficient 足够 for
photosynthesis.
2 The lowest distribution is found at the side of the stem that receives high light intensity which dries
up the Pleurococcus.
3 The moderate light intensity encourages 鼓励 the growth of green algae 绿藻 because usually the
temperature is low and the humidity is higher this side of the stem.
Effects of environmental factors such as temperature, light intensity and humidity on the distribution
of organisms like woodlice 木虱
1 The distribution of woodlice is highest in areas that
(a) have moderate temperature
(b) have low light intensity
(c) have moist 潮湿 soil 泥土
2 High light intensity, hot and dry conditions will dry out 变干 the woodlice, causing dehydration.脱水
Adaptation 适应 of Animals and Plants Living in the Desert, Tundra and Tropical Habitats
Habitats Conditions 情况 Adaptations
Desert 沙漠 • Extremely 极端 hot and dry • Camels 骆驼 store fat in their humps 驼峰 as energy
干 climate 气候 supply
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• Cacti 仙人掌 have succulent 多汁的 stems 茎 to
store 储藏 water
Tropical 热带 • High distribution of rainfall • High light intensity and humidity 潮湿度
• Intensity 强度 of sunlight 阳 encourages 鼓励 the growth of various types of plants
光 is high throughout the year • Mammals 哺乳动物 have short fur 毛 to store less
常年 heat 热量
• Reptiles 爬行动物 become inactive 不活跃 on a
very hot day
Tundra 冻土 • Long winter season 冬季 • Arctic 北极 foxes 狐 have small ears and thick fur 厚
• Short summer season 夏季 毛 to reduce the loss of hear
• Plants that grow in this habitat are mosses 苔藓 and
grasses because of prolonged 长期的 cold climate and
little distribution of rain 少雨量
Symbiosis 共生
1. Symbiosis is a kind 一种 of interaction 互相影响 between two or more different species which is living
together 一起生活 and interacting 互动 with each other.
2. There are three types of symbiosis:
(a) Commensalism 共居
(b) Mutualism 互利共生
(c) Parasitism 寄生状态
3. Commensalism is the relationship between two different species of organisms in which the commensal
is the organism that benefits 受 益 from the relationship while the host 主 人 is the organism that is not
affected 不受影响.
4. The shark (host) neither benefits nor suffers 受损害 from this relationship.
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5. Commensalism may also occur between two plants.
6. Mutualism is a kind of interaction between two different species of organisms in which both organisms
benefit.双方得益
7. Examples of mutualism:
(d) Bacteria that live in the intestines 肠 of herbivores 草 食 动 物 can produce enzymes 酶 to digest
cellulose
8. Parasitism is an interaction between two organisms, involving one parasite 寄 生 物 and one host. The
parasite benefits while the host is harmed 受害.
9. A parasite that lives outside the body of the host is called an ectoparasite 皮外寄生物 and a parasite that
lives inside the body of the host is called an endoparasite 体内寄生虫.
10. A parasite depends on 依赖 the host for food. Most hosts will eventually 最终 die if they are inhibited 居
住 by endoparasites.
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11. The following diagram summarizes the different types of interaction between living organisms.
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• Mistletoe lives on the branches of various trees.
• It gets water and minerals from the tree to survive.
Chemical control methods use use pesticides, herbicides and insecticides to control the population of pests,
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Changes 变化 in the Ecosystem
1 The change in population size of an organism affects 影响 the food chain and the balance of nature.
Insufficient 不足够 water supplies due to 由于 lack of 缺少 rainwater 雨水
• The population of paddy 稻米 decreases because of the limited 有限的 water supplies.水供
• The population of grasshoppers decreases because there is less paddy to be eaten.
• The population of snakes decreases because there are less frogs to be eaten.
• The population of eagles decreases because there are less snakes to be eaten.
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3 Effects of human activities on the balance of nature:
Activity Effects 影响
Deforestation 砍伐森林 • Extinction 绝种 of species
• Loss 失去 of habitat 栖息地
• Disrupts 破坏 food chains
• Greenhouse effect 温室效应
• Soil erosion 土壤侵蚀 and landslide 土崩
Industrialisation 工业化 • Water, air and soil pollutions 污染
• Acid rain 酸雨
Agriculture 农业 • The excessive usage of fertilisers and pesticides cause water pollution
Disposal of wastes • Water and soil pollutions
丢弃废料 • Clogged 阻塞 drains 沟渠 and water streams 水流 cause flash
floods 闪电水灾
Establish 成立 rehabilitation 复
Take legal action 法律行动 Steps to preserve 原 centres such as the Sepilok
against those who pollute Orangutan Rehabilitation
and conserve the
and destroy 破坏 the Centre in Sabah
environment
ecosystem
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