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• Entry Task
• Housekeeping
• The Biosphere (Chapter 3)
• Ecology? (Chapter 3.1)
• Learning Objectives
• Exit Task
Agenda
Housekeeping
• Bring your Biology books tomorrow.
- Friday, 18 Sept.
• Complete CER
- Due tomorrow, Friday (18 Sept), at the beginning
of class.
Ch 3 Essential Question
How do living and nonliving parts of the Earth interact and
affect the survival of organisms?
Learning Objectives
LO 3.1.1: Describe the study of ecology.
LO 3.1.2: Explain how biotic and abiotic factors influence an
ecosystem.
LO 3.1.3: Describe the methods used to study ecology.
Ecology
• What is ecology?
- Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among
organisms and between organisms and their physical
environment.
• With your partner, define the following word (write your
answer in your science notebook):
- Biosphere is the part of the earth in which life exists
including land, water, and air or atmosphere.
p. 64-65
• The biosphere – Earth
• Natures “house” – interactions based on
energy and nutrients
A Living Planet
p. 64-65
Biotic and Abiotic
• With your partner, define the following words (write in your
science notebook):
- Biotic Factors are any living part of the environment with
which organisms might interact.
- Abiotic Factors are any physical, or nonliving, factor that
shapes an ecosystem.
p. 66-67
Interdependence
• What does interdependence mean?
- Inter- means “between or among”
• What things in your life are interdependent?
p. 64-65
Ecological Levels of
Organization Foldable
• The following should go in each square: Working from
largest level (the biosphere) to smallest level write…
- Name of the grouping
- Definition
- An example (can be a picture/sketch)
p. 64-65
p. 64-65
Is made up of…
The Biosphere
Is made up of…
Is made up of…
Is made up of…
Is made up of…
Species
Ecolo
gical Levels of O
rganizatio
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Ecological Levels of
Organization Foldable