1. Review Evaporation Transpiration Condensation Precipitation Run off
Infiltration
Sublimation

2. Levels of Organization
Sub Atomic Particles
Atom
Molecules
Organelles
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Organ System
Organism

3. Levels of Organization
Population
Multiple organisms of the same species in a given area
Community
Multiple populations of organisms within an area.
Ecosystem
Multiple similar communities.
Biomes
Multiple ecosystems with similar conditions (temperature, rainfall, and elevation) and flora/fauna (plants and animals)

4. Levels of Organization
Sub Atomic Particles
Atom
Molecules
Organelles
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Organ System
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biomes
As a group come up with a Mnemonic Device to remember these.

5. What are the major biomes you remember from previous years?

6. What makes a desert different from a temperate forest?

8. Ecology

9. Ecology
The study of the relationships between biotic and abiotic factors within a given area.

10. Abiotic Non-Living factors in an ecosystem. Air Water Soil
Temperature/sunlight
Climate
Elevation

11. Biotic The living organisms in an ecosystem: Plants Animals Fungus
Microorganisms

12. Abiotic, More Important Than You Think
Abiotic factors determine biotic factors.

13. Abiotic Factors Article
We will use the article to finish out your notes.

14. How does water affect the biotic?

15. How does temperature affect the biotic?

16. How does light affect the biotic?

17. How does the soil affect the biotic?

19. Abiotic Factors Role
The abiotic factors (namely temperature and water) are the factors affect plants the most. Therefore they determine what plants live in an area.
Examples:
Desert plants are designed to soak up and retain as much water as they physically can.
Rainforest plants are designed in a way to get water away from them.
The plants (determined by the abiotic) then determines what kind of herbivores and ultimately what kind of predators can and do live in an area/region.

20. Exit Ticket