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ECOSYSTEM
JANITOR
JANITOR FISH
STORY TIME
INVATION OF THE JANITOR FISH
Hoping to catch fish, a fisherman fired his
arrow gun into the murky waters of
Marikina river. He waited for hours, but
there were no signs of the regular tilapia
or bia that he has been catching for the
past 10 years. Instead, mysterious ripples
spread across the water and to his
surprise, a strange black fish with a
sucker mouth shot up. The fish was about
a foot long, with white honeycomb
pattern on its body and fins, a lyre-
INVATION OF THE JANITOR FISH
City officials learned that the fish
were imported from Brazil and
introduced into the Philippines in
the 1990’s. They should have
been enjoyed to see such a school
of helpful fish proliferate and
clean up the river. These fish are
unpaid brigade of aquatic metro
aide cleaners; hence, the name
INVATION OF THE JANITOR FISH
However, the fishermen were
unhappy, the city officials
dismayed, and the riverine
ecosystem was in an alarming
distress. How could this
nonresident fish that live to
clean up the environment
wreak havoc in the river?
DISADVANTAGES OF JANITOR FISH
It will occupy most of the
population in the aquatic
area.
It will release large amount
of waste that can pollute
the water.
ADVANTAGE OF JANITOR FISH
Algae eater
The janitor fish's diet of algae, plants
and carrion cause them to widely sold
as aquarium algae eaters.
*there are some organisms that can
harm and contribute to the
ecosystem and to the other
organisms.*
ECOLOGY
Comes from the Greek word:
- “oikos”= house
- “logos”= to study
Ecology is the branch of
biology that studies the
interrelation of organisms and
their environment.
ECOLOGIST
The scientist who study these
interaction between the
organisms.
Role:
- They study the nonliving or
physical environment, and the
living environment.
LAYERS OF ECOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
habitat
LAYERS OF ECOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
Biosphere
Biome
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Habitat
LAYERS OF ECOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
Biosphere
Biosphere is any part
of the earth that
supports life.
includes the top
portion of the earth’s
crust, the atmosphere,
the landforms and the
bodies of water.
LAYERS OF ECOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
Biome
Biome is the set of
ecosystems occupying
large ecological areas
sharing distinct abiotic
characteristics.
defined by the abiotic
factors such as
climate patterns, soil
types and vegetation.
LAYERS OF ECOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
Ecosystem
It composed of all the
living things interacting
with one another and with
their environment.
Ecosystems can be large,
such as an ocean,
wetlands or forest, but
can also be small, like a
pond, tree or rotting log.
LAYERS OF ECOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
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Ecosystem
LAYERS OF ECOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
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Ecosystem
LAYERS OF ECOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
Community
Different organisms
that interact with each
other in a given habitat.
example of this is the
rainforest, which may
include frogs, monkeys,
insects and birds.
LAYERS OF ECOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
Population
It
is a group of
organisms of the same
species living in a
defined area.
Forexample, in a pond
community, there may
be populations of
small fishes; water
insects and water lilies.
LAYERS OF ECOLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
Habitat
The actual place or
type of environment
in which an organism
or population lives.
For example is the
frog and its habitat is
in the pond.
Severalkinds of organisms usually share
the same habitat but it is rare that two
or more kinds of organisms fill a
particular niche.
NICHE- It is the role an organism
performs in its habitat.
*For example is the frog lives in a pond
habitat and its niche or its role is to feed
on the insects that live around the edge
of the pond.
Ecosystem and its
components
Ecosystem is a community of different organism
that interacts with each other and their physical
environment and depends on each other for survival
the term ecosystem was coined by the British
Plant Ecologist Sir Arthur George Tansley to show
that a habitat is a system in which its biotic and
abiotic components constantly interact.
Biotic components - the living parts
of an ecosystem
Abiotic components - the nonliving
parts of an ecosystem
Biotic components
1. Producer (autotrophs)
- Organisms that use energy from the sun
to produce their own food
- They make their food through a
process called photosynthesis.
2. Consumers
Also known as Heterotrophs
Organisms that eat producers
or other organisms for energy!
Types of Consumers:
Herbivores
Carnivores
Omnivores
Scavenger
Parasites
A. Herbivores
- Consumer
that eats
plants
B. Carnivores
Consumer that
eats animals
(meat).
C. Omnivores
A consumer
that eats both
plants and
animals.
D. Scavenger
Feeds on the bodies of
dead animals
E. Parasites
A parasite is organism
that lives in or on
another living
organism to get their
nourishment.
3.Decomposers
-Organisms that get energy by breaking down the
remains of dead organisms.
-Known as Natures recycler’s and adds nutrients to
the soil
Abiotic components
- the nonliving parts of an
ecosystem
The nonliving parts of an ecosystem
include:
Water
Sunlight
Soil
Rocks
Minerals
air
QUIZ BEE!
1. The branch of science that studies the
interrelation of organisms and their
environment.
2. What is the Greek word which means
house.
3. It composed of all living things interacting
with one another and with their
environment.
4. This is the actual place or type of
environment wherein an organisms or
population lives.
5. A group of organisms of same species
living in a defined area.
QUIZ BEE!
6. These are the living entities in an
ecosystem.
7. These are the non living chemical
and physical component that helps
sustain life in an ecosystem.
8. Biotic component of an
ecosystem that can produce their
own food.
9-10. Give examples of abiotic
component.
