Biology Outline 2: Analysis and Additional Knowledge

1. Population Characteristics:

• General characteristics:

• Common: Populations often have numerous individuals.

• Wide distribution: Populations have a large distribution range.

• Large size: The number of individuals in a population is significant.

• Notes:

• Not all populations possess all three characteristics. Some populations may have a small size, a narrow distribution, but still exist.

• The concept of “common” is relative, depending on the type of population and habitat.

2. Dominant Population:

• Characteristics: Some individuals within a population have superior characteristics compared to others (health, reproductive capacity, adaptability…).

• Consequences: Dominant populations have a better competitive ability, dominating the use of resources, reproduction, and gene transmission.

• Notes:

• Dominant populations do not necessarily have the largest number of individuals.

• Dominant characteristics can change over time and habitat.

3. Competition:

• Assertion: Species sharing the same food source cannot coexist in the same habitat.

• Explanation: Species using the same food source will compete with each other.

• Examples:

• Raising white catfish, flower catfish, grass carp, black carp, tilapia, carp… Each species has its own food source, so they do not compete with each other.

• Releasing fish into a habitat with abundant zooplankton, the fish consume all the zooplankton, overexploiting the food source.

• Notes:

• Competition is a common phenomenon in nature; it can occur between individuals of the same species or different species.

• The level of competition depends on the food source, living space, and many other factors.

4. Reducing Competition:

• Method: Introducing new factors into the habitat to minimize competition between species.

• Example:

• Adding various types of food to the fish pond to provide fish with more choices, reducing food competition.

• Notes:

• Adding new factors requires careful research to avoid negative impacts on the habitat.

5. Reasons for Stratification:

• Reasons:

• Different ecological factors: Temperature, light, humidity, food source…

• Each species has different living needs: Fruit-eating species will live in trees, insect-eating species will live underground.

• Example: Forest trees are stratified by height, allowing different species to coexist in the same area without competing with each other.

• Notes:

• Stratification enhances biodiversity in the community.

6. Ecological Succession:

• Significance:

• It is the law of development of biological communities.

• It helps predict past communities and future community changes.

• Notes:

• Ecological succession can occur in different ways depending on environmental conditions.

• Understanding ecological succession helps humans proactively protect and exploit resources.

7. Applications of Ecological Succession:

• Most important application: Proactively developing plans for resource protection and exploitation.

• Examples:

• Protecting virgin forests to maintain biodiversity and preserve the natural environment.

• Exploiting resources rationally to ensure sustainable development.

8. Horizontal Distribution:

• Characteristics:

• Favorable living conditions: Suitable light, temperature, humidity.

• Appropriate altitude: Not too high or too low.

• Suitable humidity: Not too dry or too wet.

• Abundant food: Sufficient food resources to sustain the population.

• Notes:

• Horizontal distribution can vary seasonally and depending on environmental conditions.

• Biological populations often distribute horizontally in a concentrated or dispersed manner, depending on the living environment.

9. Conclusion:

• Understanding concepts and laws in biology helps humans protect and exploit natural resources effectively and sustainably.

• Attention should be paid to environmental factors and human impacts on the ecological environment.

• Always update new knowledge in biology to apply effectively in practice.

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