Learning TARGETS
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Classify organisms (producers, consumers, & decomposers) based on their source of energy
Identify and describe examples of populations, communities, and ecosystems
Identify the living and nonliving components of an ecosystem
Describe common patterns of relationships between and among populations
Identify the factors in an ecosystem that influence changes in population size. Predict the affect of these changes on the food web.
Analyze ways in which humans purposefully or accidentally destroy ecosystems
Predict possible consequences of various problems in an ecosystem
Identify and describe examples of populations, communities, and ecosystems
Identify the living and nonliving components of an ecosystem
Describe common patterns of relationships between and among populations
Identify the factors in an ecosystem that influence changes in population size. Predict the affect of these changes on the food web.
Analyze ways in which humans purposefully or accidentally destroy ecosystems
Predict possible consequences of various problems in an ecosystem
VOCAB
Abiotic Factors—a nonliving part of an ecosystem, including water, soil, and temperature
Biotic Factors—a living part of an ecosystem, including animals, plants, and fungi
Population—all the organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time
Habitat—the area in which an organism lives
Ecosystem—all the living and nonliving things in an area interacting with each other
Biome—one of Earth’s large ecosystems, with its climate, soil, plants, and animals
Producer—organism that produces food and oxygen that animals need
Consumer—organism that cannot make its own food, eats plants or other animals
Scavenger—an animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals
Carnivore—an animal that eats other animals
Omnivore—an animal that eats both plants and animals
Herbivore—an animal that eats only plants
Community—all the populations living in an area
Niche—the role an organism has in its ecosystem
Limiting Factor—anything that controls the growth or survival of an organism or population
Ecology—the study of living things and their environment
Adaptation—a characteristic that helps and organism survive in its environment, such as camouflage
Food Chain—the path of energy in food from one organism to another
Food Web—the overlapping food chains in a community
Energy Pyramid—a display showing there are fewer organisms as you move up a food chain
Decompose—to break down dead organisms into useful things that enrich soil
Predator—a living thing that hunts other living things for food
Prey—a living thing that is hunted for food
Biotic Factors—a living part of an ecosystem, including animals, plants, and fungi
Population—all the organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time
Habitat—the area in which an organism lives
Ecosystem—all the living and nonliving things in an area interacting with each other
Biome—one of Earth’s large ecosystems, with its climate, soil, plants, and animals
Producer—organism that produces food and oxygen that animals need
Consumer—organism that cannot make its own food, eats plants or other animals
Scavenger—an animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals
Carnivore—an animal that eats other animals
Omnivore—an animal that eats both plants and animals
Herbivore—an animal that eats only plants
Community—all the populations living in an area
Niche—the role an organism has in its ecosystem
Limiting Factor—anything that controls the growth or survival of an organism or population
Ecology—the study of living things and their environment
Adaptation—a characteristic that helps and organism survive in its environment, such as camouflage
Food Chain—the path of energy in food from one organism to another
Food Web—the overlapping food chains in a community
Energy Pyramid—a display showing there are fewer organisms as you move up a food chain
Decompose—to break down dead organisms into useful things that enrich soil
Predator—a living thing that hunts other living things for food
Prey—a living thing that is hunted for food
Ecosystems of the world - basic review -- powerpoint & review questions
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Organization of Living Things
1. Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere
http://prezi.com/dkpahk-xr8ab/ecosystems-communities-populations/
Explanation of biomes -- http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/biomes.htm
http://prezi.com/dkpahk-xr8ab/ecosystems-communities-populations/
Explanation of biomes -- http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/biomes.htm
2. Producers, Consumers, Decomposers -- classify organisms
SONG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMo3xbgBB_k&list=PLqTEqBBPoqwVTbS_6i2lsAmWTaW9312Fl
Visual explanation
http://www.westone.wa.gov.au/k-12lrcd/learning_areas/geography/geog2B/content/cell4_spatial_impact/html/d4_energy_circulation.html
Producer/consumer GAME -- http://sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/producersconsumersgame.htm
Explanation through a presenation:
http://prezi.com/bv2l4ghycbd1/copy-of-producers-consumers-and-decomposers/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGal4qAQbRg&feature=related
Play from the clip below from the beginning and STOP at 5:30 mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVd9Ch44s_Y&feature=related
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Abiotic / Biotic SONG ::: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQO5x8Q3e8g&list=PLqTEqBBPoqwVTbS_6i2lsAmWTaW9312Fl
Relationships in ecosystems
Predator - Prey relationships
http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=250453
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFTBFDPfMh8
http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=250453
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFTBFDPfMh8
Symbiosis = close, long-term relationship between two different species
Parasitism = one organism benefits while the other organism is harmed
Mutualism = both organisms benefit from the relationship
Commensalism = one organism benefits and the other neither is helped nor harmed
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Mr. Parr's SYMBIOSIS song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zLTwQklddc&list=PLqTEqBBPoqwVTbS_6i2lsAmWTaW9312Fl
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symbiotic_scenario_practice.pdf | |
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