Agri-science Mr. Bailey Wildlife Ecosystems Agri-science Mr. Bailey

Your Task!!! Draw what you think a wildlife ecosystem looks like. You have 5 minutes

What is an Ecosystem? Are in areas known as biomes Biome – large area with a distinct combination of animals and plants

Biomes in the U.S. Five in the U.S. Tropical Areas Temperate Forest Grasslands Tundra Desert

Which biome is Kentucky? Temperate deciduous forest Means it has different seasons and leaf fall

What two items are found in every ecosystem? Abiotic – nonliving organisms Biotic – living organisms

Can you name the abiotic factors? Water Sunlight Air Weather Soil

Can you name the biotic factors? Plants Animals Micro-organisms

Ecosystems How big can an ecosystem be? As small as a field or as big as an ocean How can an ecosystem sustain itself over time? Having a balance of abiotic and biotic factors

Simple Food Chain

Food Chain Common to Kentucky Ask students what is going on here? Ask students what happens when one part of the food chain is taken away?

What did we learn from the Food Chain? Dependent on the components found in it When one is taken away then the entire system has to readjust If it cannot then the system collapses

Exit Slip Briefly describe a wildlife ecosystem found in Kentucky.