EQ: What is ecology and how can we study it? Ecology and Ecosystem EQ: What is ecology and how can we study it?
What is Ecology? Ecology: the study of how living things interact with the environment Ecology tries to explain why things happen in an environment
Why study ecology? * 5 reasons why biodiversity is important * 6 roles of science in biodiversity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tgNamjTRkk
Why study Ecology? 5 reasons why biodiversity is important Economical value Ecological life support Cultural value Recreational value Scientific value
Why study Ecology? 6 roles of science in biodiversity Address biodiversity decline Understand complexity of biodiversity Inform resource use discussions Social dialogue Science base Community involvement
Ecosystems Ecosystem: environment that includes all living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) things and the interactions between them.
Biomes Biomes: large regions of the world that has similar plants, animals, and other organisms that are adapted to the terrain and weather of that region. They can contain several ecosystems
Biomes of the World Hand-out Paste into notebook
2 songs about Ecology Mr. Parr- Ecology Song Mr. Parr- Ecosystem Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYvQfwtI3Fo Mr. Parr- Ecosystem Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUY_-LK_lOc
Vocabulary Species Population Community Autotroph Producer Heterotroph Consumer Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore Detritivore Decomposer Food Chain Food Web Trophic Level Ecological Pyramid Biomass Biotic Abiotic Niche Predation Symbiosis Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism