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Bell ringer
P. 618 B Target your reading 1-9 please write A if you agree with the statements and D if you do not agree with the statements
8/21/09 Bellringer--Ecosystem vocab visuals p. 731 glossary Write all book definitions first before drawing pictures
Word Biotic factor Abiotic factor Biosphere Ecology Ecosystem Book definition picture
Bellringer--Ecosystem vocab visuals p. 731 glossary Write all book definitions first before drawing pictures
Word Book definition Biotic factor living parts of an ecosystem Abiotic factor nonliving parts of an ecosystem Biosphere part of Earth that supports life, including the top portion of Earths crust, the atmosphere, and all the water on Earths surface Ecology study of the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment Ecosystem all the living organisms in an area, as well as the nonliving parts of their environment; community of organisms that interact with each other
biotic
Living parts of the ecosystem Also, those things that were once living Plants, animals, bacteria
Abiotic
nonliving parts of the ecosystem Sunlight, water, temperature, soil, air A means not
Bellringer
On the coral reef ecosystem figure shown, which factor is biotic? a. rocks c. sea horse b. sand d. water
On the coral reef ecosystem figure shown, which factor is abiotic? a. algae c. rock b. sharks d. sponges
Bell ringer
An aquarium of turtles can be considered a small ecosystem. Which of the following is an example of how the turtles could interact with an abiotic part of the aquarium ecosystem? A. turtles eat insects you place in the aquarium B. turtles fight each other for food C. turtles move onto rocks heated by sunlight D. turtles pull into their shells when you startle them
ecosystem
Can be very small such as a pile of leaves or large such as the biosphere
Biosphere
Consists of all the land and water on earth as well as the atmosphere Largest ecosystem on earth
Limiting factor
Habitat
Niche
Population
community
Adaptation
niche
The role of an organism in its ecosystem What niche can a rotting log play in an ecosystem?
Limiting factors
Anything that can restrict the size of a populaiton, including living and nonliving features of an ecosystem, such as predators or drought
In a meadow ecosystem, hawks feed mostly on mice. When the mice population is small, there is less food for hawks, so the hawk population becomes smaller. When the mice population becomes smaller. When the mice population grows. The number of hawks also grows. For the hawk population, the number of mice in this meadow is an example of a A. Niche B. Habitat C. Producer D. Limiting factor
Bell ringer
population
What kind of populations will you find in a forest ecosystem?
Population
Brain pop movie clip: Population growth http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/dl/free/0078778069/160350/ 00050757.html http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/0078778069/student_view0/ brainpop_movies.html#
Bell ringer
What was the approximate population density of the prey population in April and May? A) 8 B) 12 C) 10 D) 14 3 In which month was the prey population the lowest? A) April B) November C) February D) December
bell ringer
During which season did the rose insect population grow the fastest? A) spring B) summer C) fall D) winter
Ecosystem video
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index .cfm?guidAssetId=0B666D65-13A0-46AD99144C7BA106DA46&blnFromSearch=1&prod uctcode=US Biology: The Science of Life: Ecology: Organisms in Their Environment
Ecosystems video
Brain pop video on ecosystems http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologya ndbehavior/ecosystems/ Video discusses ecosystems, habitats, communities, populations
Organism _____
Population ___________
Community _____________
Habitat _____________________
Ecosystem ______________________
Ecosystem video
Give 3 examples of decomposers, producers, and consumers in the video
Food web
Overlapping food chains in an ecosystem Remove one organism- the consumers that eat the removed organism will decrease, the organism that is eaten by the removed organism will increase
Food web
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subject s/foodchain/
Food web
Example: Grass mice
snake
hawk
Analyze the food chain above and describe what would happen if you removed one organism
Food web
Human food web activity in folder
Bell ringer
To complete food chain 1 in the figure shown, you would draw an arrow from _____ to Plant. a. Dead Bird c. Insect b. Hawk d. Sunlight To complete food chain 2 in the figure shown, you would draw an arrow from _____ sunlight to Hawk. a. Bacteria c. Plant b. Dead Bird d. Snake
Bell ringer
To complete food chain 3 in the figure shown, you would draw an arrow from Bird to _____. a. Bacteria c. Hawk b. Dead Plant d. Sunlight
In this ocean food web, which animal does not eat krill? a. fish c. squid b. plankton d. whales In this ocean food web, which animal do whales eat? a. krill c. penguins b. Orcas d. squid
List the first-level consumer. List the second-level consumers. List the third-level consumers.
Symbiosis
P. 45 Ecology chapter resources Chart with 3 mc questions Mutualism- both organisms benefit Commensalism-one organism benefits, the other is not harmed nor helped Parasitism-one organism benefits, the other is harmed
web quest
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/0078778069/student_view0/ unit6/webquest_projects.html Barrier islands: To build or not to build Students research to write a letter to the editor supporting or against barrier island development
Bell ringer
The figure shown illustrates a _____. a. community c. limiting factor b. ecosystem d. population density The biotic and abiotic factors in the figure shown share a _____. a. community c. population b. habitat d. shelter In the figure shown, _____ an abiotic factor. a. birds are c. insects are b. flowers are d. rainfall is Which of these factors is biotic? a. insects c. sunlight b. water d. soil
Vocab. quiz
1. I am the nonliving part of an ecosystem 2. I am the living part of an ecosystem 3. I am any living thing. 4. I am organisms interacting with one another and with nonliving factors 5. I am the part of earth where organisms can live
Vocab. quiz
1. I am the role of an organism in an ecosystem 2, I am the things that limit the size of a population 3. I am all of the populations in an area put together 4. I am a group of the same types of organisms
Vocab. quiz
1. I am a series of overlapping food chains 2. I use dead organisms and the waste materials of other organisms for food 3. I eat other organisms 4. I make my own food