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Date: April 26th, 2017 Aim # 68: How is ecology the study of the environment? HW: Daily Review of class notes Complete practice questions in stations activity Castle Learning due Monday Do Now: Please take out yesterday’s stations activity.
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Aim #68: How is ecology the study of the environment?
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1) What is the environment?
It is every living & nonliving thing that surrounds an organism.
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The branch of science that studies the environment
2) Ecology The branch of science that studies the environment
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What do you see in this fish tank environment?
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3) Components of the Environment
Biotic Factors – living things a) GROUP 1 Abiotic Factors – nonliving things b) GROUP 2 Soil, water, space, energy
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What is ecology? Study of how biotic and abiotic factors interact in the environment Air Fish Plants Gravel Rocks
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4) What is the smallest level of ecological organization?
Organism – an individual living thing
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5) What is a population? All the organisms of a species that live in the same area.
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6) What is a habitat? The place where an animal or plant lives.
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7) COMMUNITY ALL Populations that live together in THE SAME AREA
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7) What is an ecosystem? An ecosystem consists of all the living and nonliving things that interact in a specific area.
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8) Biome Group of terrestrial (land) ecosystems that have the same climate & communities
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a) TROPICAL RAIN FOREST BIOME
Characteristics: Abundant Rain Greatest diversity of life Located near the equator
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Brain Pop Tropical Rainforests
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9) BIOSPHERE The part of Earth where life exists, including land, water & atmosphere
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10) Can you identify each level?
Biosphere Ecosystem Community Population Largest Smallest Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere
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Let’s Review! The environment is made up of _______________ (living) and ________________ (non living) factors. _______________ is the study of how biotic and abiotic factors interact in the environment What is the smallest level of ecological organization? An organism’s ______________ is where it lives. What is the difference between a population and a community? Which biome is located near the equator and has the greatest diversity of life?
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