1. Ecology
Last one….

2. Ecology
The study of living things interacting in their environment.

3. Organization

4. Individuals (or organism)
One member of a species
Example: One chipmunk

5. Population Includes all the members of a species in a given area
Example: All of the chipmunks in the Adirondacks

6. Community All the populations in a given area
Example: all of the organisms in the Adirondacks chipmunks, deer, rabbits, pine trees, maple trees, blueberries… etc.

7. Ecosystem
The living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) environment functioning together
Example: animals, trees, water, soil, Light

8. Biome Areas on Earth with similar climate, plants, and animals.
Example: Forests similar to the Adirondaks can be found in the middle of Europe, Asia, Japan, Australia, and South America (to name just a few…)

9. Biosphere
All of the ecosystems combined!

10. Biosphere - Arizona

11. Requirements for a stable ecosystem (“Self-sustaining ecosystem”)
Constant supply of energy
- the Sun is the source of all energy on Earth
Living organisms that can convert energy
Plants (autotrophs) use photosynthesis to make energy
3. Recycling of Materials
- there must be a way of recycling materials between organisms and the environment

13. How is this a self-sustaining ecosystem?

14. Parts of an Ecosystem

15. Biotic vs. Abiotic
Abiotic (not-living things that affect organisms in the environment)
Examples:
Water (Chemical reactions and habitat)
Soil (Growing area for plants
Air (Gases) (CO2 and O2 for photosynthesis and respiration)
light (photosynthesis)
Temperature (homeostasis)
Biotic (Living factors in the environment)
Examples:
Producers (Plants)
Consumers (Animals)
Decomposers (Bacteria)

16. Limiting Factors
A factor that limits the growth or distribution of a population in an ecosystem.
The environment only has so much water, sunlight, rain, food source (etc.) to support a population.

17. Habitat A place where a species lives Niche-
The role a species plays in the environment. A species ‘job’