This presentation summarizes the major concepts about interactions of organisms while highlighting the ecosystem, competition, symbiosis and the ecological niche.
This presentation summarizes the major concepts about interactions of organisms while highlighting the ecosystem, competition, symbiosis and the ecological niche.
Ecological Interactions - Mutualism, Commensalism & NeutralismRahul M. Prathap
Ecological interactions are the effects an organism have on another in an ecosystem. This slide describes Mutualism, Commensalism and Neutralism with examples.
contains detailed information about classification of life system
in particular three domains of classification sytem of living organism
into prokarya archea eukarya
Ecological Interactions - Mutualism, Commensalism & NeutralismRahul M. Prathap
Ecological interactions are the effects an organism have on another in an ecosystem. This slide describes Mutualism, Commensalism and Neutralism with examples.
contains detailed information about classification of life system
in particular three domains of classification sytem of living organism
into prokarya archea eukarya
INTERACTIONS :Interaction is relationship between two organisms.
Also called as BIOLOGICAL OR ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS.
In a ecosystem, living (biotic) things have to interact with one another as well as with non -living components of their environment.
All the vital process of living such as growth, nutrition & reproduction requires such interactions between individuals in same species or between species.
The interaction between organisms may not be always beneficial to all the interacting counter parts. Based on whether, the interaction is beneficial to both interacting species or harmful to at least one interaction species, the ecological of biological interactions are classified into two categories.
It can BENEFIT an organisms
It can HARM an organisms
It can NO EFFECT an organisms
POSTIVE INTERACTIONS
In positive interactions, the interacting populations help one another.
The positive interaction may be in one way or reciprocal.
The benefit may be in respect of food, shelter, substratum or transportation.
The positive association may be continuous, transitory, obligate or facultative.
The two interacting partners may be in close contact in such a way that the tissues intermixed with each other; or they may live within a specific area of the other; or attached to its surface.
NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS
In negative interactions, one of the interacting populations is benefited and the other is harmed.
In negative interaction one population may eat members of the other population, compete for foods or excrete harmful wasters.
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP
Such relationship between living organisms when they live in close association of each other is called as SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP
Mutualism, also called as symbiosis, is also a positive type of ecological interaction.
Mutualism is a symbiotic association between two organisms in which both the interacting partners are mutually benefitted.
Mutualism is different from proto-cooperation in the sense that mutualism is obligatory and none of the partners of mutualism can survive individually.
In mutualism, the organisms enter into some sort of physical and physiological exchange
3. What is symbiosis?
Symbiosis (greek symbioun, “to
live together”), in biology, term for
the interdependence of different
species, which are sometimes
called symbionts.
4. There are three main types of
symbiosis, based upon the specific
relationship between the species
involved:
mutualism,
and commensalism.
parasitism,
20. Symbionts
Are animals or plants living in
close and often mutually beneficial
association with another of a
different species.
21. Host
A human, animal, plant, or other
organism in or on which another
organism, especially a parasite,
lives.
22. Summary
Organisms living together in an
ecosystem depend upon one another
in order to survive. They interact to
each other for them to acquire their
needs. Many relationships are
symbiotic or they live together for
the benefit of one or both.