Components of the Ecosystem

• occurs between organisms in an ecosystem wherein their niches (role) overlap. they compete for the prey


  competition
• one organism consumes (predator) another organism (prey)


  predation
• occurs between organisms of two different species in

  which each benefit from each other

  mutualism
• where one benefits at the expense of the other in a negative way


  parasitism
• one organism benefits while the other is unaffected or

  commensalism
• they are the living components of the ecosystem

  biotic factors
• it is a cycle where the energy from one organism is being transferred to another

  food chain
• they have the ability to manufacture their own food and harness the radiant energy of the sun.

  autotrophs or producers
• they cannot make their own food. they are phagotrophs or:

  • herbivores - plant-eaters
  • carnivores - flesh-eaters
  • omnivores - mixed-eaters


  consumers or heterotrophs
• they cause the decay of dead organisms. they are the final consumers that break down complex substances into simpler forms

  decomposers or saprotrophs
• abiotic factors

  • sunlight
  • wind
  • water
  • soil
  • temperature
  • atmosphere
• it may be used for pollination and dispersal of seeds in plants.

  wind
• it determines the reproduction and migratory activities that also affect the breeding cycle in animals. 


  sunlight
• it is made up of rocks, decomposed plants and animals

  soil
• it is our natural blanket

  atmosphere
• needed by organisms to survive

  water
• protects us from the UV rays of the sun

  atmosphere
• the animals and plants species and kinds vary because of the temperature in the said ecosystem
• the rate of photosynthesis will be faster if intensity and quality of sunlight is increased
• photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugars
• living organisms prefer to live in places with water
• . .