lecture 01 ecology ecology as a science. what is ecology? characteristics of living things levels of...
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Lecture 01Ecology
Ecology as a Science
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• What is ecology?
• Characteristics of living things
• Levels of organization of living things
• Levels of organization of ecosystems
• Basic relationships within ecosystems – terminology
• Scientific logic – how we know (what we think) we know
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• Ecology: – From Greek – oikos logos = knowledge of or
study of one’s home– Study of distribution and abundance of living
things and their interactions with each other and with their environment
– Ecology as a Branch of Biology – study of living things
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What are the Characteristics of Living Things?
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All living organisms share five basic properties:
1. Cellular Organization – cell is basic unit of life
2. Metabolism – use energy
3. Homeostasis - maintain stable internal conditions
4. Growth and reproduction
5. Heredity
living things come from living things
Information for traits coded in DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
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Living things are organized as organisms:
Atoms compounds cells tissues
organs and organ systems organisms
All living things composed of cells
Not all organisms show all these levels of organization!
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Populations – single organisms – basic unit in ecology - fill a niche (‘job’ or function)
communities - populations of many
types of organisms
ecosystems: All organisms living in an area, and the physical environment (habitat) with which these organisms interact.
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Organisms in an Ecosystem are Interrelated with Each Other and Their Environment
• Every organism in an ecosystem has its niche
• "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything in the universe.“ John Muir
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• Review of Ecological levels of organization
• Individual/organism
• Population
• Community
• Ecosystems
• Bioshphere
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• The Organism
• Functioning together with great precision, the organ systems make up the complex multicellular organism. Organisms interact to form still more complex levels of biological organization.
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• Populations
• All the members of one species that live in the same area make up a population.
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• Community
• The population of organisms that inhabit a particular area and interact with one another form a community.
• Thus a community can be comprised of hundreds of different types of life forms. The study of how organisms of a community relate to one another and with their non-living environment is called "ecology".
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• Community
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• A community, together with its non-living environment is referred to as an "ecosystem".
• Pond Tundra
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• Largest Ecosystem is the Biosphere
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Ecology vs. Environmentalism
Environmentalist:
• Save the world!– An emotion, a cause
Ecologist:
• Understand the world!– How does it work – uses scientific method– Poses specific questions in the form of
hypothesis– Involves controlled experiments and detailed
study
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Observation: Hydrangeas of the same variety but growing in different parts of the garden have different colors.
Hypothesis: Something about the soil is different; perhaps acidity (pH).
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• Set up experiment to test hypothesis:– Grow one group of Hydrangeas in acid pH – Grow second group of hydrangeas in soil with
basic pH– Keep everything else the same– Observe:
Acid pH
Alkaline pH
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Scientific Theory
• Hypotheses are tentative explanations– phenomenon in a particular situation
• Theories are widely accepted explanations– Support from many lines of evidence– Basis of understanding– May be revised or modified– Theory of Evolution
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Warbler Feeding Zones
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Observation Studies in Ecology
• Investigates questions concerning (for example)– Species distribution– What species are present– Populations, reproductive success– How species interact– Changes in species make-up of a habitat– Migratory patterns and routes
• Answers may – lead to more questions– Management decisions …
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Organisms Require Resources
• Energy flows through ecosystems– Trophic levels = ‘feeding’ levels– Some energy is lost during transfer to each
higher trophic level
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• Materials cycle– Carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, water cycle
through biotic and abiotic aspects of ecosystems
– Global in scale
Biotic cycling
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Biotic and Abiotic
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Nutrients Cycle
• Include things like carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus– Some required in greater concentrations than
others– Excesses may be toxic
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Birds of prey
Birds
BirdsMammalsMammals
Arthropods
Fish
Algae
Mollusks
Annelids
Meiofauna
Bacteria and fungi
Inorganicnutrients
Humans
Top carnivores
Carnivores
Herbivores
Photosynthesizers
Decomposers
Inorganicnutrients
Inorganicnutrients
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Summary
• Ecology is an investigative science that relies on the scientific method
• The scientific method requires observation, creation of a hypothesis, and data collection to refute or support the hypothesis.
• Ecology and evolution are two separate disciplines that overlap in their investigation of the natural world.
• An understanding of ecology may lead us to sound environmental decisions