Understanding Community Interactions and Symbiosis in Ecology
Explore the dynamics of community interactions, including competition and symbiosis, in ecological systems. Learn about mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism as examples of symbiotic relationships within ecosystems. Understand the implications of the competitive exclusion principle and how species coexist in shared habitats.
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COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS & SYMBIOSIS ECOLOG Y DAY 10
date WU: Community Interactions EQ Teacher example Student example Mutualism Parasitism Commensalism Summary: 47 46
WARM UP: TOP OF PAGE (LEFT SIDE) Give an example of a community: An assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do communities interact yet still stay viable (able to survive)?
Right side Summarize in your own words COMPETITION In any community, there is more than one kind of organism attempting to use various essential resources When organisms attempt to use the same limited ecological resources in the same place at the same time, competition occurs Competition can occur both among members of the same species, as well as between members of different species
right side COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE Direct competition between different species almost always produces a winner and a loser and the losing species dies out Competitive exclusion principle states that no two species can occupy exactly the same niche, in exactly the same habitat, at exactly the same time Instead of competing for resources, species usually divide them
THINK-PAIR-SHARE Give an Example of a Community - Talk to your tabletop, be ready to share-
Right side SYMBIOSIS Any relationship in which two species live closely together is called symbiosis There are three ways in which symbiosis can occur Mutualism in which both species benefit from the relationship Ex: Clownfish live among the sea anemone s tentacles and protect the sea anemone by chasing away would-be attackers Parasitism in which one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it Ex: tapeworms living in the intestines of mammals where they absorb large amounts of their host s food Commensalism in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed Ex: barnacles attached to the skin of grey whales; barnacle benefits from the constant movement of water and the food particles in it; the whale is not harmed but the barnacle is fed
Teacher Version Student Version: Research other examples Mutualism: Clownfish & sea anemone Benefits: Both Mutualism: Benefits: Parasitism: Fleas on dogs Benefits flea; harms dog Parasitism: Benefits Harms Commensalism Commensalism Barnacles on whales Benefits barnacles; doesn t bother whale Benefits Doesn t bother
