In this lab write up, the population growth of a variety of living organisms was analyzed and upon analysis of graphs and background information given within the laboratory course notebook, the conclusion was made that abiotic factors are related to biotic factors in an ecosystem, if one factor is varied it can affect the entirety of the ecosystem. Abiotic factors have importance because they are directly correlated to how biotic organisms survive and the growth or decline of their populations. Abiotic factors refer to non-living physical and chemical elements in the ecosystem and biotic factors are living or once-living organisms in the ecosystem with the ability to reproduce and affect other organisms in the ecosystem.
The population growth
Ecology is how organisms interact with each other and the environment. The Lion King is linked to ecology by showing how organisms interact with each other and the environment. My three topics are how symbiotic relationships are important to a community, how limiting factors affect a community, how communities respond to abiotic or biotic factors, and how this is linked to the movie and Ecology. Symbiotic Relationships are interactions between two species and how they affect each other. There are three different types of symbiotic relationships Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism.
Factors that may have affected the accuracy of the readings, may have been that the observations and recordings of all abiotic data was collected from one area rather than multiple sites within the area. The students involved in data collection, had no previous experience in the use of certain equipment such as the soil thermometer and refractometer, therefore, results may have varied significantly due to inadequate/improper use of equipment.
Since organisms living in communities form interdependent relationships, a change in the abundance of one species will not only affect the physical and more direct interactions, but could indirectly affect the number of other species within the community as a consequence (Wootton 1993). These indirect affects rise because the interactions between pairs of species are not independent of other species, such as increasing the density of vegetation may increase the survival rate of the prey, reducing the intensity of the interaction between the predator and prey (Wootton 1993, 1994). An
Read "Lab 3: Biodiversity." This lab will allow you to investigate how various organisms alter their environments. Additionally, it will allow you to
The growth of the American population was a ratio of 1 to 3. So, for every 1 American, there were 3 Englishmen. This gave england a lot of power.
Plants are found everywhere on earth, up high on the ridge and down low in caves and caverns. The types of plants that live in these places depends on many factors. These factors are separated into two different categories, the biotic factors and the abiotic factors. Some of the biotic factors include, predation, competition, and habitat destruction. Plants with limited competition and large amounts of resources will be in a higher abundance than plants with limited resources and higher competition rates will be confined to areas and either out competed or will be the dominant species. Certain plants adapt to these factors and thrive and others don’t do as well. Some of the abiotic factors include, sunlight, water, temperature, and wind. These
According to the CDC growth chart, your son Steven is currently at the 95 percentile for his weight and the 75 percentile for his height for his infant age. What these calculations explain is that out of one hundred infant boys Steven’s age, his weight and height fall at these percentages we just briefly discussed. It was brought to my attention, that there were some concerns, you both had about potential weight issues; Steven may develop, as he gets older. Although, Steven’s weight is slightly above the expected percentile for his age, this is not something to be too alarmed about it, as of yet. In addition, giving him additional vitamins is not nutritionally necessary, unless his pediatrician recommends it. Fluoride is sometimes needed
Abiotic factors refer to non-living physical and chemical elements in the ecosystem. These factors have effects on living things and determine which species survive in a particular environment.
Draw a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell and list 3 differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Be creative in drawing, but be detailed! (1.5 point)
After gaining some knowledge about bacteria, we were giving an investigating bacteria growth lab to do. Our objective was to observe the conditions required for bacteria to grow and to test the effectiveness of substances that may be antibacterial, disinfecting, and or sanitizing. My group and I began our procedure by gathering all the bacteria by swabbing our necks and mouths. After this, we inoculated the culture by rubbing the bacteria on the agar, a nutrient rich gel made from sea kelp, on the bottom side of the container where we grow bacteria, the Petridish. We hoped for the results to come back with little or even no colonies and an immense zone of inhibition around the tiny circle cut out of filter paper covered in toothpaste, Neosporin, and Chlorhexidine Gluconate 4% Solution.
Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory encompasses every aspect of Adam Lanza’s development. His theory separates the environment into four distinct systems, which are Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem and Chronosystem. In the following, I will apply his theory to the specific case as described above. I will also analyze
Ecology today can be defined as “the study of the interrelationships between living things and their environment”. It is important to understand that when we say that ecology includes the “environment”, we are talking about everything that is external to an organism, all the biotic and abiotic. Nowadays it also attempts to understand and explain the how and why of the origins and mechanisms of interactions.
This experiment is about bacterial growth. We will demonstrate a bacterial growth curve using a closed system. Bacterial growth usually takes up to 12-24 hours to get an accurate result so we will be monitoring this growth between two classes. We also used different methods to determine bacterial growth as well as a few different calculations. One way of receiving data is by using a spectrophotometer where we will record the absorption at a given time to create the bacterial growth curve. We also used the plate count method after performing a serial dilution to calculate the actual cell density at different times given. By using this method we can count the population number of the same given and see the maximum cell density
Biodiversity presents occurrence of variety of species and their natural community in which they live. By the definition it is “The degree of variation of life forms within a given species, ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. It is a measure of the health of ecosystems and is in part a function of climate.” (Rutherford) Ecosystem is on the other hand, “ community and its abiotic environment”( Rutherford). Biodiversity exists in every ecosystem, weather it is big one, or just ecosystem of one garden, it has the same importance because without it nature loses its ability to perform major functions needed for life on Earth, as it is oxygen production. Trough this investigation, two different ecosystems will be explored and
Human population growth is becoming a huge issue in our world today. The population is increasing rapidly. The reason that it is becoming a concern is because it has affected the economic, environmental, and social aspects of our world. In the film Frontline: Heat, we can see how there might not be a future for our planet unless we are able to reduce the emissions and make our world a safe place. Not only for the present but also for future generations so that they are able to live long and healthy lives.