2. Activity! Where does the study of ecology fit in all the levels of biological organization below. Place the line.
Force Carrier Particles
Quarks
Sub-Atomic Particles
Atoms
Molecules
Organelles
Cells
Tissue
Organs
Organ System
Individual
Population
Community
Biome
Biosphere
Solar System
Galaxy
Universe
Cosmos ?

3. Activity! Where does the study of ecology fit in all the levels of biological organization below. Place the line.
Force Carrier Particles
Quarks
Sub-Atomic Particles
Atoms
Molecules
Organelles
Cells
Tissue
Organs
Organ System
Individual
Population
Community
Biome
Biosphere
Solar System
Galaxy
Universe
Cosmos

4. Levels of Biological Organization.
Force Carrier Particles
Quarks
Sub-Atomic Particles
Atoms
Molecules
Organelles
Cells
Tissue
Organs
Organ System
Physics and
Chemistry
Biology
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5. Individual Population Community Biome Biosphere Solar System Galaxy
Universe
Cosmos
Ecology
Astronomy
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6. Individual: Organism with unique DNA and cells.
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7. Individual: Organism with unique DNA and cells.
meatballs
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8. DNA: Individual: Organism with unique DNA and cells. meatballs
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9. DNA: A large molecule that passes on information.
Individual: Organism with unique DNA and cells.
meatballs
DNA: A large molecule that passes on information.
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10. DNA: A large molecule that passes on information.
Individual: Organism with unique DNA and cells.
meatballs
DNA: A large molecule that passes on information.
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11. Cells: Individual: Organism with unique DNA and cells. meatballs
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12. Cells: Smallest unit of life. You are made of Trillions of tiny cells.
Individual: Organism with unique DNA and cells.
meatballs
Cells: Smallest unit of life. You are made of Trillions of tiny cells.
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13. Cells: Smallest unit of life. You are made of Trillions of tiny cells.
Individual: Organism with unique DNA and cells.
meatballs
Cells: Smallest unit of life. You are made of Trillions of tiny cells.
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14. Individual: Organism with unique DNA and cells.
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15. Individuall

16. Population: Groups of similar individuals who tend to mate with each other in a limited geographic area.

17. Individuall

18. Individuall
Population

19. Ecosystem: The relationships of populations with each other and their environment.
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20. Ecosystem: The relationships of populations with each other and their environment.
Note: This is a very broad definition. Ecosystems are much more complicated than this. They can also be very large and very small.
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21. Ecosystem: The relationships of populations with each other and their environment.
Arm pit
ecosystem
Note: This is a very broad definition. Ecosystems are much more complicated than this. They can also be very large and very small.
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22. Community: The relationships between groups of populations.
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23. Individuall
Population

24. Individuall
Population

25. Individuall
Population
Community

26. Biome: A regional ecosystem characterized by distinct types of vegetation and animals.
Determined by temperature and rainfall.
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27. Individuall
Population
Community

28. Individuall
Population
Community
Biome

29. Video – Ecosystem Organization (Australia)
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30. Biosphere: The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist.
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31. Individuall
Population
Community
Biome

32. Individuall
Population
Community
Biome

33. Biosphere
Individuall
Population
Community
Biome

34. Activity! Making a pyramid of the levels of biological organization.
Choose an individual organism of your choice.
Make a population of those organisms.
Then community, ecosystem, and biome.
Example on next slide.
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35. Individual
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

36. Individual
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

37. Individual
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

38. Individual
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

39. Individual
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

40. Includes non-living factors
Individual
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

41. Includes non-living factors
Individual
Population
Community
AIR
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

42. Individual
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

43. Individual
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

44. Individual Population Community Ecosystem Biome Biosphere
Learn more about the levels of biological organization at…
Individual
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

45. Alternative Video, Ecosystems