5-1-2012 5-1-2012 Warm-up Warm-up

On the gold paper “The Biosphere” fill On the gold paper “The Biosphere” fill in the first block…3.1 How do we in the first block…3.1 How do we study life? Under “What I know”. In study life? Under “What I know”. In the SAME block, write what you think the SAME block, write what you think ECOLOGY is.ECOLOGY is.

*EVERYONE get s folder and put*EVERYONE get s folder and put

your name on it.your name on it.

TodayToday

•What is Ecology? DiscussionWhat is Ecology? Discussion

•What factors effect an What factors effect an environment?environment?

-worksheet/discussion-worksheet/discussion

HW: HW: yes…we will discuss at the endyes…we will discuss at the end

EcologyEcology

What is Ecology?What is Ecology?

• EcologyEcology is the study of interactions among is the study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their organisms and between organisms and their environment.environment.

ECO= means house (economics-human ECO= means house (economics-human

interactions based on money and interactions based on money and

trade, in nature= an organisms’ trade, in nature= an organisms’

“ “house” and energy and nutrients house” and energy and nutrients

needed to surviveneeded to survive

Life on a Global Scale= Life on a Global Scale= BIOSPHEREBIOSPHERE

• BiosphereBiosphere contains the combined contains the combined portions of the planet in which life portions of the planet in which life exists, including land, water, and air exists, including land, water, and air or atmosphere.or atmosphere.

• Put the “Levels of organization” Put the “Levels of organization” in orderin order

SpeciesSpecies

•group of organisms so similar group of organisms so similar to one another that they can to one another that they can breed.breed.

PopulationPopulation

•groups of individuals that groups of individuals that belong to the same species and belong to the same species and live in the same area.live in the same area.

CommunitiesCommunities

• assemblages of the different assemblages of the different populations that live together in a populations that live together in a defined area.defined area.

• a collection of all the organisms a collection of all the organisms that live together in a particular that live together in a particular place as well as their nonliving or place as well as their nonliving or physical environment.physical environment.

EcosystemEcosystem

BiomeBiome

•A group of A group of ecosystems ecosystems that have the that have the same climate same climate and similar and similar dominant dominant communities.communities.

Introduction to EcologyIntroduction to Ecology

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http://www.copernicusproject.ucr.edu/ssi/HighSchoolBioResources/Ecology/Introduction_to_Ecology__Ecosystems_and_Biomes.asf

Turn over the gold warm-up sheet and fill in the blanks

Consider the ENVIRONMENT:Consider the ENVIRONMENT:

-conditions or factors -conditions or factors surrounding an surrounding an organism organism

* some factors are living… * some factors are living…

*some factors are non-living… *some factors are non-living…

Biotic

Abiotic

Biotic Factor:Biotic Factor:

•Living components of an Living components of an ecosystemecosystem

•Living organisms that effect other Living organisms that effect other living organismsliving organisms

•Ex: bacteria, fungi, plants, Ex: bacteria, fungi, plants, animals…animals…

Abiotic Factor:Abiotic Factor:

*Non-living items that effect *Non-living items that effect living organisms and their living organisms and their environmentenvironment

Ex: Temperature, sunlight, Ex: Temperature, sunlight, rocks, soil, climate, rocks, soil, climate, topography…..topography…..

Biotic?

Abiotic?

Summary:Summary:How do we study life?How do we study life?

• Field of ecologyField of ecology

• Organisms & their environment (biotic/abiotic)Organisms & their environment (biotic/abiotic)

• Eco=houseEco=house

• Levels of organization:Levels of organization:

speciesspecies

population population

communitycommunity

EcosystemEcosystem biomebiomeBiosphereBiosphere

Activities:Activities:• Biotic and Abiotic factors worksheetBiotic and Abiotic factors worksheet

HW:HW:

• Choose an “Environment” to assess in yourChoose an “Environment” to assess in your

Lab book:Lab book:

-title: Biotic and Abiotic Factors in an -title: Biotic and Abiotic Factors in an

EnvironmentEnvironment

-Sketch an environment or cut/paste a -Sketch an environment or cut/paste a

picturepicture

-List all Biotic and abiotic factors.-List all Biotic and abiotic factors.

SpeciesSpecies

•..

Alces alces

PopulationPopulation

CommunitiesCommunities

EcosystemEcosystem

BiomesBiomes