Aim: How do abiotic (physical) limiting Aim: How do abiotic (physical) limiting factors affect growth and survival in an factors affect growth and survival in an

ecosystem ?ecosystem ?

HW due ThursHW due Thurs

Read chapter 5 pg. 118-127Read chapter 5 pg. 118-127

Do Making Connections pg.127Do Making Connections pg.127

Ecosystems and Growth

One of the features of an ecosystem is that its growth is limited under normal conditions by competition for resources within the system and by external factors such as environmental changes

• If the presence or absence of a factor limits the growth of the ecosystems elements, it is called a limiting factor .

• There are several abiotic factors that limit ecosystem growth, including temperature, precipitation, sunlight, soil configuration, and soil nutrients.

Observation of ecosystems in very different geographical regions

Identify the maximum and minimum values and describe the overall shape of the graph

Your task…

• What limits the North American Tundra ecosystem? Explain your reason and point out evidence from the graphs that support your answer.

• What limits the South African Grassland ecosystem? Explain your reason and point out evidence from the graphs that support your answer.

• Work in groups – 5 minutes

North American Tundra

South African Wooded Grassland

• A situation that causes the growth of a population to decrease is called a limiting factor. Some limiting factors depend on the size of the population. Other limiting factors affect all populations in similar ways, regardless of the population size.

Section 5-2

Interest Grabber

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What are limiting factors to population growth ?

Different factors can limit population growthHow is the population size affected by these

factors?

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Section 5-1

Figure 5-4 Logistic Growth of Yeast Population

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population growth…Logistic

Growth of Aphids

Section 5-2

A Density-Dependent Limiting Factor

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Exponential Growth

• Unlimited resources

• Absence of predation

• No disease

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Concept Map

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Figure 5-7 Wolf and Moose Populations on Isle Royale

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How would you explain what is happening to the moose and wolf population ?

Agriculture begins

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Section 5-3

Human Population GrowthHuman population growthIs there a Carrying Capacity for Homo

sapiens?