Bell Ringer – 4/28/14How do living and nonliving

parts of the Earth interact and affect the survival of organisms? Give an example.

TodayWrap-up Unit 3: Genetics

Peer grade quests from FridaySubmit any missing assignments

(alien DNA, survey extra credit)Begin Unit 4: Ecology

Intro to ecology Independent work: building

vocabulary

EcologyWe’ve seen the root “–ology”

before (biology) It means “the study of”

“Eco” comes from the Greek “oikos,” which means “house” Ecology is the study of the

relationships that organisms have with each other and with the environment In other words, studying our

“house”

EcologyTurn to pg. 64 – 65 in textbookStudy Figure 3-1Complete In Your Notebook:

Draw a circle and label it “Me” Draw 5 concentric circles and label them

with the appropriate level of organization Describe your population, community, etc.

as well as provide the definition for each term in your circles

10 – 12 minutes to complete

For those who forgot… Concentric circles look like this:

ME

Based on what you see, in your notes write definitions for “biotic” and “abiotic.”

Environmental FactorsBiotic: all living things in an

ecosystemEx: plants, animals, microorganisms

Abiotic: non-living things in an ecosystemEx: temperature, sunlight, humidity,

water, soil, mineral nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur)

For the rest of class/homework:

Read all of 3.2 Energy, Producers, and Consumers (pgs. 69 – 72)take notes – write important

points (bolded or colored text)make a list of vocab +

definitions