2. A biome is a community of animals and plants spreading over an extensive area, sometimes thousands of miles in length or width, with relatively uniform climatic conditions.

3. All of the Living and Non- living things in an area

4. All the Non-Living things in an area

5. All the living things in an area.

7. ViewView: View 2

9. Bill Nye on Plants!

10. Produce their own food..via Photosynthesis Video

11. Eats other things to get ENERGYget ENERGY

12. Video

13. The Futures Channel: Wildlife Refuge

14. Eats only Plants

15. Eats Meat to get energy Video

16. Eats both Plants and Meat For EnergyEnergy

17. Share Skull activity Hand out skull pictures and determine which are Herbivore, Carnivore or omnivore.

18. Animal Skulls page. http://www.chichesterinc.com/AnimalSkulls.htmhttp://www.chichesterinc.com/AnimalSkulls.htm

20. Consumer Are the first level consumers, they only eat plants

21. Consumer Are the second level consumers, they eat primary consumers

22. Consumer Are the top of the food chain.

23. Energy Pyramid Producers Primary Consumer Secondary Consumer Tertiary Consumer Sun’s energy sent to earth Plants Change suns energy Animals eat only Plants Animals that eat primary level Top of the Food Chain

24. Working together to survive Video All video links

25. Click Mos. Video Leech vid Mos. vid tick Bedbug

26. Both parties get something from each other. Otter Video

27. One gets a place to live, it doesn’t affect the other

28. Now Back to…. Bacteria scavenger hunt Bacteria

29. Video video Video 2

34. Krill Tiger Sea Eagles

36. An ecosystem can only handle a certain number of organisms. This is its ______________________.

37. There are certain factors that help to control organisms. These are ____________________. Lab Link Oh Deer Bears in the woods Musk Ox

38. Invasive species research.

39. CHANGES IN AN ECOSYSTEM CAUSED BY ANIMALS - INCLUDING HUMANS

40. This presentation will ask you to THINK – DISCUSS – WRITE But first, here is some background information……

41. EVERYTHING CHANGES…  Things done by animals cause changes within an ecosystem  These changes can be BENEFICIAL, DETRIMENTAL, or NEUTRAL to other parts of the ecosystem Discuss at your table what you think these three words might mean

42. BENEFICIAL CHANGES  These changes mean GOOD THINGS for some part of the ecosystem  A change in an ecosystem is BENEFICIAL for some parts of the ecosystem

43. DETRIMENTAL CHANGES  These changes mean BAD THINGS for some part of the ecosystem  Some changes are DETRIMENTAL for some parts of the ecosystem

44. NEUTRAL CHANGES  These changes mean NEITHER good things nor bad things for some part of the ecosystem  Some changes are NEUTRAL for some parts of the ecosystem – these changes have NO EFFCT on certain parts of an ecosystem

45. Let’s look at some examples… Can you name this animal?

46. This animal is a BEAVER DISCUSS AT YOUR TABLE – What are some things you know about the beaver?

47. BEAVERS BUILD DAMS Beavers live in rivers or streams. They build dams which stop the flow of the water.

48. THINK & DISCUSS How did the beaver building a dam change the ecosystem? How are these changes BENEFICIAL? DETRIMENTAL? NEUTRAL? After discussion, we will complete our note sheet together.

49. Here’s another example…. Can you name this animal?

50. This animal is an EARTHWORM DISCUSS AT YOUR TABLE – What are some things you know about the earthworm?

51. EARTHWORMS BURROW IN THE GROUND Earthworms spend most of the time underground, digging tunnels, or burrows.

52. THINK & DISCUSS How does an earthworm burrowing change the ecosystem? How are these changes BENEFICIAL? DETRIMENTAL? NEUTRAL? After discussion, we will complete our note sheet together.

53. HOW CAN HUMAN CHANGES EFFECT AN ECOSYSTEM?

54. Introducing a new species DID YOU KNOW? All of these animals were brought to North American from other continents CAN YOU GUESS THE CONTINENT FOR EACH ANIMAL? DISCUSS AT YOUR TABLE. CATSHEEP GUINEA PIG HORSE

55. Introducing a new species CAT AFRICA EUROPE SHEEP ASIA GUINEA PIG SOUTH AMERICA HORSE EUROPE

56. THINK & DISCUSS How does introducing a new species of animal change the ecosystem? How are these changes BENEFICIAL? DETRIMENTAL? NEUTRAL? After discussion, we will complete our note sheet together.

57. HUMANS HAVE ALSO INTRODUCED NEW SPECIES OF PLANTS Asian Blight Fungus

58. THINK & DISCUSS How does introducing a new species of plant effect the ecosystem? How are these changes BENEFICIAL? DETRIMENTAL? NEUTRAL? After discussion, we will complete our note sheet together.

59. THERE WAS ONE HUGE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT….. The Asian Blight Fungus fed on the American Chestnut Tree – wiped out 180 million acres of this tree and the result was 10 species of moths went extinct.

60. Another human effect…CONSTRUCTION The BUTLER COUNTY REGIONAL HIGHWAY was completed December 13, 1999

61. THINK & DISCUSS How does building a new highway effect the ecosystem? How are these changes BENEFICIAL? DETRIMENTAL? NEUTRAL? After discussion, we will complete our note sheet together.

62. MORE CONSTRUCTION… In 2006, a new UDF store was opened at the corner of 747 and Princeton Road.

63. THINK & DISCUSS How does building a UDF store effect the ecosystem? How are these changes BENEFICIAL? DETRIMENTAL? NEUTRAL? After discussion, we will complete our note sheet together.