1. Get to work… 1.Pick up the handouts from the front table. 2.On the small square piece of paper, put the correct level of ecological organization for each of the following: a)A single rose bush b)Groups of pine trees, owls and mice all interacting c)Several alligators in one area d)Elephants, grass, dirt and rain all interacting.

2. Reminders … 1.Cell phones 2.Backpacks, food/drink 3.There are zeroes in the gradebook. Office hours! 4.Wednesday PSAT 5.Summative Thursday or Friday 6.TAPE!

3. Today … 1.We will review and illustrate some of last week’s material. 2.We will add to the Aha! Connections page. 3.We will highlight vocabulary. 4.You will read about population density and take notes.

4. Get to work… a)A single rose bush a)Individual b)Groups of pine trees, owls and mice all interacting a)Community c)Several alligators in one area a)Population d)Elephants, grass, dirt and rain all interacting. a)Ecosystem

5. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ ________ XXXX Oct XX 59 OctXX XXXX 58 About 12 lines up from bottom A very light line about one pinkie finger length from right side.

6. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ ________ XXXX Oct XX 59 OctXX XXXX 58 = Individual squirrel = Individual pine tree = Individual fox = Population (group of same species) RAIN POND WATER TEMPERATURE ROCKS/DIRT = Community (interacting populations) = Ecosystem (community + abiotic things)

7. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ ________ XXXX Oct XX 59 OctXX XXXX 58 = Individual squirrel = Individual pine tree = Individual fox = Population (group of same species) RAIN POND WATER TEMPERATURE ROCKS/DIRT = Community (interacting populations) = Ecosystem (community + abiotic things)

8. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ ________ Aha Connections 57 Aha Connections 56 How do changes in population size relate to environmental conditions? Aha 1: I can differentiate between the levels of ecological organization (pages 58 and 59). Aha 2: I can describe the resources (biotic and abiotic factors) that organisms require to survive in a habitat (page 54).

9. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ ________ Aha Connections 57 Aha Connections 56 How do changes in population size relate to environmental conditions? Aha 1: I can differentiate between the levels of ecological organization (pages 58 and 59). Aha 2: I can describe the resources (biotic and abiotic factors) that organisms require to survive in a habitat (page 54). Let’s mark the Aha information on their pages …

10. Let’s highlight the vocabulary on their pages … Vocabulary List Vocabulary Word ISN Page 53 Abiotic 59 Biotic 59 Community 59 Ecosystem 59 Habitat 54 Individual 59 Population 59 Species 55 Resources 54 Population distribution Population density Sex ratio Biotic Potential Carrying Capacity Limiting Factors Emigration Immigration Exponential Growth Fluctuating Logistic Growth Migration Population Growth Rise-and-Crash Survivorship Curve Biotechnology Endangered Species Ethics Invasive Native Species Nonnative Species

11. Get to work… 1.In your ISN table of contents, fill in pages 60 and 61 as Population Density/Distribution. 2.On the top of ISN pages 60 and 61, put Oct 12 and Population Density/Distribution. (Remember: all the way in the top corner and box it in) 3.Attach the worksheet to page 61 (tape on one side only) 4.Start filling it in, starting on textbook page 104.