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Ecology

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KEY CONCEPT Ecology is the study of the relationships among organisms and their environment.

13.1 Ecologists Study Relationships Ecologists study environments at different levels of organization.
Ecology is the study of the interactions among living things,
and between living things and their surroundings.

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An organism is an individual

living thing, such as an alligator.

Organism

Organism

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A population is a group of the same species that lives in one area.

Population Population Organism

Organism

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CheckPoint!!!!

Discuss with your shoulder partner: What is ecology? What are the first two levels of organization??

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A community is a group of different species that live together in one area.

Community Community Population Population Organism

Organism

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An ecosystem includes all of the organisms as well as the climate, soil, water, rocks and other nonliving things in a given area.
Ecosystem Community Community Population Population Organism

Ecosystem

Organism

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A biome is a major regional or global community of organisms characterized by the climate conditions and plant communities that thrive there.
Ecosystem Community Community Population Population Organism Biome

Ecosystem

Organism

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Biomes around the World

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Discuss with your shoulder partner: What is the difference between an Ecosystem and a community

List all five levels of organization on your whiteboard

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Group Activity
1.)Each of you will draw an example of an organism (any organism) (3mins) http://www.onlinestopwatch.com/countdown-timer/ 2.)When I say PASS you will pass your drawing the person on your left and turn their drawing from an ORGANISM to a POPULATION (3MIN) 3.)When I say PASS you will pass your drawing the person on your left AGAIN and turn their drawing from a POPULATION

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Name that Level!!

A horse Ten horses A horse in a pasture with cows and mules A horse in a pasture with cows and mules who are drinking water from the river and but must watch out for the rocks that are everywhere mild and moist, but not rainy. During the summer it is very hot and dry. The temperature is usually mild but it can get very hot or nearly freezing. The temperature range is between 30 and 100 F.

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Biotic Vs Abiotic Factors in an Ecosystem

Biotic Abiotic

Living things such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria

Non-living things in an

ecosystem such as: moisture, temperature, wind, sunlight, and soil.

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Biotic VS Abiotic cont.

Ecosystem

are constantly undergoing changes of Biotic an Abiotic factors

the amount of rain might affect the types of plants that grow could change the community, some types of growth may crowd out others

E.g.:

It

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Biodiversity
The assortment, or variety, of living things in an ecosystem.

Biodiversity depends greatly on Abiotic factors. E.g. rain, temperature etc

What are some diverse ecosytems? Rainforests cover 7% of the earths ground, but make up over 50% of the animal species
What are some benefits of biodiversity?

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CheckPoint!!!!

Is abiotic living or non-living factors? Why is biodiversity important?

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Biotic or Abiotic????

Horse Humidity Rocks Oak tree Temperature Water E. Coli Soil

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Keystone Species
A species that has unusually large effect on the ecosystem
Eg

a beaver creates many sub-ecosytems that rely on their dams Are humans keystone species? How?

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Keystones
The term is used figuratively to refer to the central supporting element of a larger structure, such as a theory or an organization, without which the whole structure would collapse

key sto ne

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creation of wetland ecosystem

increased waterfowl Population

keystone species
increased fish population nesting sites for birds