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Form 4 Biology: Chp. 8 : Dynamic ecosystem ; The Abiotic & Biotic Components of the environment.

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Topic : Abiotic and Biotic Components of the Environment

Activity : Gather information
Procedure :
1. Work in group. Gather information from Internet, CD courseware and printed
materials about the respiratory process in energy production.
2. Discuss the information that have gathered in your group.
3. Then answer all the following questions.
A. The Biotic Components of an Ecosystem
1. Give definition of the following terms :
Term
1. Ecology

Definition

2. Biotic
component
3. Abiotic
component
4. Humidity
5. Topography

6. Microclimate

2. Complete the chart below to know about the components of the environment.
Components of the environment

1.

2.

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3. The abiotic components may affect the growth, distribution and size of the biotic components. Complete the chart below to show
how its affect:
Biotic component

pH value

Temperature

Light intensity

Humidity

Topography

Microclimate

Ways how it affect the biotic component

Growth &
distribution of
organisms
Explanation

* Most organisms
live in an almost
neutral
environment.
* certain aquatic
organisms
sensitive to pH
changes.
* certain plants
have different pH
requirement to
grow well. Eg:
a) coconut tree
alkaline soil
b) potato plant
acidic soil
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B. Classifying the Biotic components into trophic levels

1. An ecosystem has three main nutritional groups :
Biotic components

1.

2.

3.

2. Complete the table below to define the following terms :

Terms
1. Producer

Definition

2. Consumer
a) Primary consumer
b) Secondary consumer
c) Tertiary consumer
3. Decomposers
4. Food chain
5. Food web
6. Trophic level
7. Pyramid of numbers
3. Consider the following food chains :
a) grasses rabbits snakes hawks
b) oak tree insects small birds owls
For each food chain, draw a diagram to represent the pyramid of biomass and another
diagram to represent the pyramid of numbers.
a)

b)

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Form 4 Biology: Chp. 8 : Dynamic ecosystem ; The Abiotic & Biotic Components of the environment.

C. Interactions between Biotic Components in Relation to Feeding

1. Biotic components interact with each other. Their interactions may either be a
temporary or a long-lasting one. There are four types of biotic interactions such as :
Biotic interactions

1.

2.

3.

4.

a)

epiphyte
2.

Complete the table below to show the differences between the four types of biotic
interactions.

Types of interaction
1. Symbiosis

Definition

Characteristic

Example

a).Commensalism

i. Epiphytes

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ii. Epizoite

b) Parasitism

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c) Mutualism

2. Saprophytism

3. Prey - predator

4. Competition

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