1. Please pass back the new Ecology Objective Sheet and read the board. Thanks!

2. ECOLOGY – THE STUDY OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT Ecology - interactions Biology – individual structure and function

3. BIOTIC VS. ABIOTIC Mockingbird Oak tree Bacteria Bison Human Ladybug Leaves on the ground Deer antler Air temperature Water pH Waves Fire Wind Sunlight Humidity

4. READING IN TEXTBOOK PG 64-65 Crucial Alder trees corpses

5. CHECK – REREAD AND SHOW MOVEMENT OF ATOM; ADD DETAILS FROM MY SAMPLE

6. LEGUMES ARE THE STARS!

7. THESE ARE LEGUMES, TOO!

8. RHIZOBIUM BACTERIA IN NODULES ON LEGUME ROOTS START THE CYCLE

9. INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK TIME! (15 MINUTES) LEFT SIDE Copy and complete these statements: My body uses nitrogen to... I get my nitrogen by... RIGHT SIDE Title: Nitrogen Cycle Observations Date: Sept12 Use textbook to fill in the blanks. Cut and paste info and diagram into notebook

10. LAB WORKSHEET Purpose Hypothesis Draw set up and label Collect and keep for later

11. Focus for this unit: The Gulf Coastal Prairie!