Populations and Ecosystems L.O: to define and label ecological keywords to investigate abiotic and biotic factors

Think what these words mean and apply them to the Lion King: Habitat Population Community Ecosystem (tricky!)

Habitat Population Community Ecosystem (tricky!) Think what these words mean and apply them to the Lion King: Habitat Population Community Ecosystem (tricky!)

Habitat Population Ecosystem = a stable unit, where biotic (living) and abiotic (non living) factors interact. Population

Investigating an Ecosystems

Ecology Keywords

Habitat – where Shrek lives (swamp)

Population

Community

The absence of sunlight is an abiotic factor which influences princess fiona in her environment

Biotic factor: Prince charming and shrek are competitors, trying to fill the same niche (being the husband of Fiona)

Magic mirror is an abiotic factor, it is non-living but has an influence on organisms in their environment.

Abiotic factors A community of different species of animals and plants Energy flow through food chains & webs Cycling of nutrients Ecosystem (community of different species of animals and plants, recycling of nutrients, energy flow through food chains, abiotic factors) A community of different species of animals and plants

Community. (Biomes: Madagascar is mostly deciduous forest, with tropical forest also)

Population – all the same species (dwarves!)

Glossary of Ecological Keywords Homework Glossary of Ecological Keywords

Word

Food chain or predation