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Ecological Hierarchy How we organize our world, from smallest to largest
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Match up your 5 cards with the 5 correct definitions
3 minutes to figure it out with our table group. Copy it into your notebook in the following order: Hierarchy Definition Example Organism Population Community Ecosystem Biome Population-the number of one species in a given area, Community-all of the living parts of an ecosystem (all the populations combined), Ecosystem- a set of living and non-living things that interact in a given area to create a stable system. Biome- the climate and types of plants found in similar places around the world.
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Hierarchy Definition Example Organism Population Community Ecosystem
An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life. Population The number of one species in a given area. Community All the populations combined. Ecosystem A set of living and non-living things that interact in a given area to create a stable system. Biome The climate and types of plants found in similar places around the world.
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The Ecological Hierarchy
Organism (smallest) Population Community Ecosystem Biome (largest)
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Real Life Example Deer 40 Deer that graze in the same field 40 deer, 3 types of grasses, birds, rabbits Prairie ecosystem Grassland biome in North America
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What is our school ecological hierarchy?
Start with an organism (you!) 7th grade student, all students or 7th graders, all grades or teachers, office staff and principal etc…, Discovery school/Glendale, desert biome in SW USA.
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Pages 48-49 Interpret the visual as a class
Create your own visual with your own poster and your choice of biomes. Explore different biomes on pages for ideas if you are stuck. REQUIREMENTS: Color and neatness Labels and a description of each of the 5 steps in the ecological hierarchy A visual representation of the relationship between the 5 steps (i.e. you should be able to tell which is smallest and which is the largest step in the hierarchy) Choose a specific biome and have accurate animals (a shark would not exist in a desert biome, for example)
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Exit ticket Put the ecological hierarchy in the correct order from smallest to largest: *Community, ecosystem, population, biome, organism.
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