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3. definition of
environment
A living environment is the place where an organism lives and
interacts with other components. It includes everything that affects
an organism's life, such as physical conditions, climate and the
presence of other living things. For example, the environment of a
human being includes their home, school, and surrounding places.
4. environmental
components
1.biotic components
The biotic environment includes all living things in an
ecosystem, such as humans, animals, plants and
microorganisms. Interactions between living things in
the biotic environment can take the form of symbiotic
relationships, such as mutualism, parasitism, and
competition. For example, birds use trees as nesting
sites (mutualism), while parasites such as ticks absorb
blood from the bodies of their host animals.
6. population
a collection of similar individuals
occupying a certain area or region at a
certain time is called a population, for
example a deer population and a
bamboo population.
7. community
a community is a collection of
populations of living things in a certain
place or area and time. within a
community, the constituent populations
interact with each other. for example, a
rice field community consists of a rice
population, a snail population, a frog
population, a grasshopper population
and so on.
8. ecosystem
A unit consisting of a
community of living
things and their
abiotic environment,
such as a forest
ecosystem or a river
ecosystem.
10. interactions in
ecosystems
1.interactions between biotic and abiotic
components
The interaction between biotic and abiotic
components in nature is a very important
phenomenon in ecology, as it affects the
balance of the ecosystem and the survival of
various organisms.
11. 2. interactions between biotic
components
Interactions between biotic components are interactions that occur
between populations of organisms that make up the ecosystem. Some
types of interactions between biotic components are mutualism,
commensalism, allelopathy, predation, competition, and parasitism.
12. Neutralism is a relationship between
two living things that do not affect each
other. An example is a caterpillar and a
cat.
Neutralism
13. Predation Predation is an interaction
where there is a predator
and a prey. An example is
a lion and a deer.
14. Herbivory Herbivory is an interaction between animals and
plants where animals eat plants. An example is
goats eating grass.
15. Mutualism
Mutualism is an interaction between two living things that is mutually beneficial and an
important part of their survival. An example is the interaction between bees and flowers. Bees
get nectar to make honey, while flowers benefit from being helped with the pollination process.
16. Commensalism
Commensalism is an
interaction that
benefits one organism
but does not affect the
other. An example is
the symbiosis between
an orchid and its host
plant. The orchid
benefits by getting a
place to live, but the
host is not harmed
because the orchid
does not absorb food
from the host.
17. Parasitism
Parasitism is a relationship
that benefits only one
organism and harms the
other. An example is fleas and
cats. Fleas are harmful
parasites because they absorb
blood and this is detrimental
to cats.
19. A food web is a
collection of
overlapping but
interconnected food
chains in an ecosystem
so as to form a kind of
net.
Food Web
20. food chain is the
process of eating
and eating between
living things in a
certain order for the
survival of each in
an ecosystem.
food chain
21. energy in a food chain has a first process in which
energy is initially produced by rice, which as a plant is an
autotroph. Organisms or autotrophs are living things
that can produce their own food. This is done through
photosynthesis, which converts carbon dioxide (CO2)
and water (H2O) into sugar (C6H12O6) and oxygen (O2).
Other organisms cannot make their own energy or are
heterotrophs. This includes animals, and they must
source their energy by eating other living things. This
happens when mice eat rice, and it also happens when
snakes eat mice. By the animals, these food sources are
digested, and then the results are metabolized with the
help of oxygen (O2) into energy. So, what is the flow of
energy in a food chain occurs by this process.
23. food pyramid
A food pyramid is a picture
that explains the relationship
between the components of
living things in an ecosystem.
Different from food chains,
food pyramids are known to
describe the interactions of
each biotic component.
24. Biogeochemical
Biogeochemical cycles are cycles of elements that
flow from abiotic components to biotic
components, then back again to abiotic
components. This cycle is named biogeochemistry
because it involves organisms and chemical
reactions within the abiotic environment.
25. Water Cycle
The process of water renewal takes place in the water cycle. The hydrological cycle
or water cycle is the endless cycle of water from the atmosphere to the earth and
back again to the atmosphere. This process goes on forever. Water circulation
occurs through several processes, namely: Evaporation, condensation,
precipitation, infiltration, runoff, and consumption.
26. Carbon and oxygen cycles
Carbon and oxygen cycles are
involved in the processes of
respiration and
photosynthesis. Carbon
dioxide in nature comes from
photosynthesis, living things
that breathe, and living things
that die and become fossils.
Fossils store a lot of carbon.
This is why burning fossil fuels
produces a lot of carbon in
the air.
27. nitrogen cycle
The nitrogen cycle is a series of
processes that convert nitrogen
gas into organic matter and
back into nitrogen in nature. It
is a continuous cycle that is
maintained by nitrogen
decomposers and bacteria. The
nitrogen cycle can be broken
down into four types of
reactions and microorganisms
play a role in all of these.
28. Biodiversit
y
Biodiversity is a term used for the
diversity of natural resources,
including the number and
frequency of ecosystems, species,
and genes in a place. Basically,
diversity describes the various
conditions of an object that occur
due to differences in terms of size,
shape, texture and amount.
29. distribution of flora in
Indonesia
The distribution of flora in Indonesia can be classified into three
regions, namely the flora of Western Indonesia, Central Indonesia,
and Eastern Indonesia.
30. Distribution of Fauna in Indonesia
Distribution of Fauna in Indonesia. The distribution pattern of fauna in Indonesia can be divided
into three regional groups, namely the Asiatic type Indonesian fauna region, the transitional type
(Asia-Australis), and the Australist type.
31. threats to biodiversity in Indonesia
Climate change, pollution, habitat loss, overexploitation of
species and invasive species have been identified as the top
five threats to biodiversity, globally.
32. Climate change
Climate change is altering ecosystems, the services they provide and the
threatened species they support, threatening their health and survival.
For example: melting ice cuts polar bears' access to important food
sources and warming waters contribute to the loss of coral reefs. Climate
change can also exacerbate droughts, drying up the habitat of species
such as the Sonoyta mud turtle. This is just the (melting) tip of the
iceberg when it comes to the adverse and irreversible impacts that
climate change may bring.
33. Over-exploitation of species
Humans have a long history of hunting species to the point of extinction. In
the 17th and 18th centuries, the dodo and Steller's sea cow were hunted to
extinction and many know the story of how the passenger pigeon went
from being the most abundant bird in North America to disappearing
forever in 1914 due to large-scale fishing. However, many don't realize that
the iconic southern sea otter almost suffered the same fate, and now
occupies only 13 percent of its historic habitat. Nearly one-fifth of all species
listed under the Endangered Species Act are at risk of overexploitation.
34. Pollution
Air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, etc. are all happening
everywhere around the world and nature is paying the price. A startling
statistic that underscores the far-reaching impact of pollution is that more
than 430 species at the time of listing under the Endangered Species Act
were described as significantly impacted by pollution. Marine plastic
pollution alone has increased tenfold since 1980, impacting at least 267
species, including sea turtles, seabirds and many marine mammals.
35. Habitat loss
According to the UN Environment Program, more than
1,621,629 square miles of forest habitat has been lost since
the 1990s. Overall habitat loss is estimated at two soccer
fields per minute. Eighty percent of species listed under the
Endangered Species Act are affected by habitat loss.
36. Invasive Species
Invasive species have been a factor in the decline of more
than 40 percent of species listed under the Endangered
Species Act and can cause an average loss of $20 billion per
year in the US. Many other factors contribute to the
biodiversity crisis, leaving nearly one-fifth of the Earth's
surface threatened by alien species invasions. Invasive
species are expected to increase by 40 percent by 2050.
37. importance of biodiversity
conservation
In maintaining biodiversity and safeguarding human survival,
biodiversity conservation is very important. The purpose of this
conservation is to protect various species of living things and
their habitats from extinction and threat of extinction.
38. Preserving the
Forest
As an effort to preserve forests, we can plant a million trees, do
not clear land by burning forests, do not cut trees illegally, and
report to the authorities if we know of illegal logging practices.
39. In situ conservation is implemented by stakeholders to protect
natural populations and communities.
Meanwhile, ex situ conservation is the process of conserving
flora and fauna outside of their natural habitat and ecosystem.
This is done by taking flora and fauna and keeping them in a
certain place that is kept safe and ecologically suitable.
40. Examples of In Situ Preservation
- Wildlife Sanctuary, which is a nature reserve forest area that
has a diversity of animals to be protected.
- Nature Reserve, which is a nature reserve area that has a
beautiful and natural panorama to protect the natural flora and
fauna of its ecosystem.
- Protection Forest, which is a forest area specifically for
conservation of life systems or ecosystems.
41. Ex Situ Preservation
- Safari Park, which is an environmentally friendly and fauna-
oriented tourism site in its natural environment.
- Zoos, which are fauna-oriented tourist attractions and are
maintained in an artificial environment.