1. Which of the following are biotic factors? List all that apply:
Mind Stretcher
Which of the following are biotic factors? List all that apply:
LEAF
SALT
CORAL
MUSHROOM
TEMPERATURE
DEAD CRICKET
WATER
STICK
HOMEWORK: Study characteristics of life notes from Tues & 18-1 notes you are doing today! QUIZ Friday!!!

2. “18-1 Everything is Connected”
Name
Date
Class Period
Write your name, date, and class period in the upper right hand corner
Write the title of the section you are reading at the top middle of the page.

3. 18-1 Everything is Connected
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Date
Class
18-1 Everything is Connected
Page setup
Draw a vertical line down the page about one third of distance from the left. (or fold your paper)
After finishing your last line of notes, you will draw a horizontal line underneath it.

4. Cornell Notes
Major
Minor
Key words & ideas
Vocabulary and Definitions

5. So, what about the bottom of my paper?
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Date
Class
So, what about the bottom of my paper?
What belongs in the bottom space?
Summary - review notes as soon as possible after class and write a summary in your own words about the main ideas. Are there any gaps in your understanding? (see next point)
Questions for the teacher.
Doodles - down here they won’t get in the way of the important stuff.
Summary, questions, doodles

6. What do they look like?

7. 18-1 Everything is Connected
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Date
Class
18-1 Everything is Connected
Studying the Web of Life
All living things are connected
Ecology: The study of the interactions of organisms with one another and with their environment.
2 parts of an environment
Biotic: living factors (alligators, fish)
Abiotic: non-living factors (water, soil, light, and temperature)

8. 18-1 Everything is Connected
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Date
Class
18-1 Everything is Connected
Organization in the environment
Populations
Organized into levels: (smallest to largest)
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biosphere
Group of organisms of the SAME species that live together (EX: A group of jellyfish in the Pacific Ocean)

9. 18-1 Everything is Connected
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Date
Class
18-1 Everything is Connected
Communities
Ecosystems
Biosphere
All the populations of species interacting in an area
(EX: jellyfish, seaweed, & clownfish)
Community of organisms AND the nonliving parts (abiotic) (EX: jellyfish, seaweed, clownfish, water, sand, etc.)
Part of earth where LIFE exists

10. Summary
Summary - review notes as soon as possible after class and write a summary in your own words about the main ideas.
Are there any gaps in your understanding? If so, list questions for the teacher.
Doodles - down here they won’t get in the way of the important stuff.

11. Sample Doodle that describes these notes…
Draw an example for each level! State how organisms are arranged from the smallest level (organism) to the most broad level (biosphere).
biosphere
ecosystem
community
population
organism

12. NEXT STEP:
Flip your paper over from yesterday and complete the back side
Draw examples for each abiotic factor on the bottom half
(5 minutes)