EcologyEcology

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Unit Name: EcologyUnit Name: EcologyUnit Essential Question: Unit Essential Question:

Why is it important to Why is it important to understand Ecology in understand Ecology in Natural Resources?Natural Resources?

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What does the word ecology What does the word ecology mean to you?mean to you?

Lesson Essential Lesson Essential QuestionQuestion

How are all parts of the world How are all parts of the world connected?connected?

Understanding Ecology Understanding Ecology Ecology- branch of science Ecology- branch of science

that deals with the complex that deals with the complex relationships among living relationships among living things and their environment. things and their environment.

Understanding Ecology Understanding Ecology Ecologist- scientist who Ecologist- scientist who

studies the complex studies the complex relationships and interactions relationships and interactions among living organisms and among living organisms and their environmenttheir environment

Understanding Ecology Understanding Ecology Environmentalist- political Environmentalist- political

activist with a special interest activist with a special interest in some aspect of the in some aspect of the environmentenvironment

Principles of Ecology Principles of Ecology All living things are classified All living things are classified

into naturally-related groups in a into naturally-related groups in a systematic way; known as systematic way; known as taxonomic groupstaxonomic groupsDivisions: Species, genus, Divisions: Species, genus,

family, order, class and family, order, class and phylum (animals) or division phylum (animals) or division (plants)(plants)

Principles of Ecology Principles of Ecology ““An An organismorganism is an individual is an individual

plant, animal or other living plant, animal or other living thing. A group of similar thing. A group of similar organisms that is found in a organisms that is found in a defined area is known as a defined area is known as a populationpopulation. A . A communitycommunity includes all of the populations of includes all of the populations of organisms that live within a organisms that live within a defined area.”defined area.”

Principles of Ecology Principles of Ecology

Ecosystem- any partially self-Ecosystem- any partially self-contained environmental and contained environmental and living systemliving systemLake, forest, desertLake, forest, desertWe exist in an ecosystemWe exist in an ecosystemOne ecosystem can affect One ecosystem can affect

anotheranother

Principles of Ecology Principles of Ecology

Biosphere or ecosphere- Biosphere or ecosphere- when all of the ecosystems of when all of the ecosystems of the Earth are considered as a the Earth are considered as a wholewhole

Principles of Ecology Principles of Ecology When an ecosystem supports When an ecosystem supports

all living community and all living community and nonliving resources it is said nonliving resources it is said to be balanced. to be balanced. Rare because a slight change Rare because a slight change

in one thing will affect in one thing will affect everything elseeverything else

Population Population ↑, resources ↓↑, resources ↓

Principles of Ecology Principles of Ecology

Terrestrial- organisms that Terrestrial- organisms that live on landlive on land

Aquatic- organisms that live Aquatic- organisms that live in water environmentin water environmentCommon needs: sunlight, Common needs: sunlight,

water and nutrients from soilwater and nutrients from soil

Principles of Ecology Principles of Ecology ““Plants depend on nutrients Plants depend on nutrients

and moisture from the soil and moisture from the soil along with sunlight to supply along with sunlight to supply their energy needs. All their energy needs. All animals and insects derive animals and insects derive their energy from the food their energy from the food they eat. Some eat plants as they eat. Some eat plants as all or part of their diets, all or part of their diets,

Principles of Ecology Principles of Ecology

““but even those animals and but even those animals and insects that eat diets of meat insects that eat diets of meat derive their energy from the derive their energy from the plants that were eaten by plants that were eaten by their prey” (pg. 8) their prey” (pg. 8)

World’s BiomesWorld’s Biomes Biome-"the world's major Biome-"the world's major

communities, classified communities, classified according to the predominant according to the predominant vegetation and characterized by vegetation and characterized by adaptations of organisms to adaptations of organisms to that particular environment" (that particular environment" (Campbell 1996Campbell 1996). ).

World’s BiomesWorld’s Biomes 6 groups6 groups Each groups assigned a biomeEach groups assigned a biome Draw a picture that represents Draw a picture that represents

your biomeyour biome Present it to the class and Present it to the class and

describe so that each student describe so that each student gets the informationgets the information

Exit Question Exit Question How does ecology affect you?How does ecology affect you?

Vocab Vocab

TerrestrialTerrestrialAquaticAquaticEcologyEcologyEnvironmenEnvironmen

talisttalist

CommunityCommunityOrganismOrganismPopulationPopulationBiosphereBiosphereBiomeBiome

EcologyEcology

Food Chains and Food WebsFood Chains and Food Webs

Lesson Essential Lesson Essential QuestionQuestionHow does a food How does a food chain/food web work?chain/food web work?

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Describe the biomes Describe the biomes discussed.discussed.

Food ChainsFood Chains Shows how each living thing Shows how each living thing

gets its food. gets its food. Some animals eat other animalsSome animals eat other animalsAlways starts with a plant life and Always starts with a plant life and

ends with an animalends with an animal

Food WebFood Web Series of food chains Series of food chains

interconnectedinterconnected

ActivityActivity Complete the packet and hand Complete the packet and hand

in at the end of classin at the end of class

VocabVocab Food ChainFood Chain Food WebFood Web

EcologyEcology

Natural SelectionNatural Selection

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Why is it important to Why is it important to know and understand food know and understand food chains and food webs?chains and food webs?

Lesson Essential Lesson Essential QuestionQuestion

What is natural selection? What is natural selection?

Natural SelectionNatural Selection

Read the packet on Read the packet on Darwin and Natural Darwin and Natural Selection and answer the Selection and answer the questions at the end. questions at the end.

Exit QuestionExit Question

How have humans How have humans adapted to their adapted to their environments?environments?

VocabVocab

Natural Selection- tNatural Selection- the process he process by which traits become more or by which traits become more or less common in a population less common in a population due to consistent effects upon due to consistent effects upon the survival or reproduction of the survival or reproduction of their bearers.their bearers.

VocabVocab

Evolution- the change in the Evolution- the change in the inherited traits of a population of inherited traits of a population of organisms through successive organisms through successive generations.generations.