The study of organisms and their interaction with the environment Ecology! What is Ecology? The study of organisms and their interaction with the environment

Name as many outdoor areas as possible Then, think of a question about ecology!

Living vs. non living things Both: an ecosystem Abiotic Factors Biotic Factors List examples of each!!! Pg 90

Vocabulary! Based on this picture, what do the following words mean? Population Community Ecosystem Biome Biosphere What is a habitat? What is a niche? Vocabulary! Pg 64

Analogy Time! Habitat Individual Organism Niche Population Community Ecosystem Abiotic factors Biotic factors Football field Pg 64 Quarterback Throw, handoffs, run the ball, call plays Whole football team Team, coaches, fans, band, cheerleaders, parents, other teams that use the field Members of the community and the field itself Helmet, ball, playbook, stands, scoreboard People in the ‘community’, grass

Venn Diagram Climate Niche Habitat Biosphere Ecosystem Biome Species Label the venn diagram with Abiotic and Biotic. Fill in the following words where they belong: Climate Niche Habitat Biosphere Ecosystem Biome Species Community Population

Warm-up Match the example with the vocab words! (like our analogies!) ***One example has two vocab words that go with it!*** Ecosystem Individual Niche Population Community Abiotic factors Biotic factors Hunter/Predator, mother Soil, water (in rivers/lakes and precipitation) All the jaguars in the area Rainforest Single, female jaguar Jaguars, parrots, lemurs, tree frogs, spider monkeys, trees and flowers.

Weather / Climate What’s the difference? Short term? Long term?

Color in the climate zones on your map!

Why are there climate zones? Radiation from the sun! Earth is a sphere, different levels of solar radiation reach different parts of the curved surface All areas near the equator receive more solar radiation & heat. This leads to variation in weather and climate.

Other Factors that influence climates Altitude: Height above sea level. As altitude increases temperature tends to decrease. Ocean Currents Mountains: Rain shadow effect Lack of rain on one side of the mountain. Rain shadows can lead to almost desert like conditions.

In The Zone!!! Write down descriptions about the climate zone. Think about location, temperatures, seasons… TROPICAL ZONE – (Hint- Florida, Mexico, most of Africa, Indonesia) TEMPERATE ZONE – (Hint- Most of US, Europe, Mongolia, Argentina) ARTIC/POLAR ZONE – (Hint – Antartica, Northern Canada, Greenland)

Climatograms Precipitation scale on the left Always BARS Temperature scale on the right Always LINE PLOTS Months on the bottom

Climatogram Practice Questions: What is average precipitation for January? (BARS) What is the average temperature for May? (LINE PLOT) In which months is the average temperature above15oC? What is the lowest average temperature in Chicago, IL? In which month does the lowest temperature occur? Which month has the least precipitation? Which month has the highest temperatures? What is the range of average precipitations in Chicago?

Biomes! Geographical area characterized by climate, plants and animals Tropical rain forest Temperate grassland Temperate forest Tundra Tropical dry forest Desert Northwestern coniferous forest Mountains and ice caps Tropical savanna Temperate woodland and shrubland Boreal forest (Taiga)

HOMEWORK (yay!)