WRITTEN REPORT IN PEOPLE AND THE EARTH

ECOSYSTEM

G3 - What Keeps Us and Other Organisms Alive?

MEMBERS:

TUBELLO,ALPHEY ZESAR
ATENCIO, SMILEY D.
CHUA,KYLA
ORBITA,NIKKI GRACE A.
TIMAN,GILLAH MAE C.
LIM,AIRA L.
BALANQUIT,JOHN HARVEY
What is human being?

Human beings - human being is a member of Homo sapiens race. The first modern
humans

Living organism - any organism that demonstrates life.

HOW DO LIVING ORGANISMS AND HUMANS INTERACT?

~The relationship of human beings and other living are interdependent to each other.
These interactions are called symbiosis. The impacts of symbiosis can be positive, negative, or
neutral for the individuals involved. Organisms often provide resources or services to each other;
the interaction is mutually beneficial.
~Symbiosis is close relationship between two organisms of different species in which at
least one of the organisms' benefits.

Seven (7) Characteristics of living organisms

•Movement
•Breathing or Respiration
•Excretion
•Growth
•Sensitivity
•Reproduction

THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN BEINGS AND OTHER LIVING ORGANISMS.

Both parts are beneficial to each other. From the air we breathe, the water we drink, and
the food we eat, nature enhances our wellbeing and freely provides the essentials for our
survival.

The Earth’s Life-Support System Has four Major Components

Hydrosphere: WATER
Geosphere: SOLID EARTH
Biosphere: LIVING
Atmosphere: AIR
Troposphere: where weather happens
Stratosphere: contains ozone layer

Atmosphere- A thin spherical envelope of gases surrounding the earth's surface.

Troposphere- The atmosphere's inner layer, extends 17 km above sea level and 7 km above the
earth's poles. Contains the majority of the air we breathe.
Stratosphere- Stretches 17-50 km above the earth's surface, its lower portion contains enough
ozone gas to filter out most UV radiation.
Hydrosphere- Consists of all the water on or near the earth's surface. Found as liquid water, ice,
and water vapor.
Geosphere- Consists of the earth's core, mantle, and crust. Most of the geosphere is located in
the earth's interior. Its upper portion contains nonrenewable fossil fuels and minerals, as well as
renewable soil chemicals needed for life to thrive.
Biosphere occupies those parts of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere where life exists.
Extends from about 9 km above the earth's surface down to the ocean. The goal of ecology is to
understand the interactions in the thin layer of the air, water, soil, and organisms.

Natural Capital: General Structure of the Earth

The Diversity of Life

Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more
specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every
living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans.

Life Exists on Land and in Water

Biologists have classified the terrestrial portion of the biosphere into biomes which are large
regions such as forests, deserts, grassland which all have distinct climates and certain species
adapted.
Scientists have divided the watery parts of the biosphere into aquatic life zones which contain
ecosystems. There are two different zones which are freshwater life zones (lakes and streams)
and ocean or marine life zones (coral reefs and costal estuaries)
71% of the Earth's surface is salt water and 2% of the earth's surface is freshwater.
Three Factors Sustain Life on Earth

One-way flow of high-quality energy:

• Sun → plants → living things → environment as heat → radiation to space

• Cycling of nutrients through parts of the biosphere

• Gravity holds earth’s atmosphere