Chapter 3 Autecology I.Teaching Objective: 1.Develop the student's awareness of the important role autecology played in a special survival in the communication through using bracken and European starling as good examples to show the point. 2.Help the students to master life form and survival mechanism of bracken and European starling 3.Help the students to solve the linguistic difficulties and master the focal points occurring in the Chapter. Ⅱ.Focal Points and Difficulties in the Chapter(教学重点和难点) 1.Focus (1)studies adaptations of organisms to their environment; (2)how physiology,morphology,structure,behavior,and other attributes of individuals affect their functioning and survival: (3)basically the study of an organism and the way it functions in its environment(including the physical environment and other organisms). 2.Difficulties Factors influencing the establishment,growth,and survival of the individual Through Examples:bracken and European starling II.Methodology Powerpoint presentation will be the main method.Blackboard will be an assistance.Some beautiful diagrams have been prepared for visualization. 6