Introduction

Ecosystemsto

Use your ruler and draw a horizontal line.About 6 lines down. Make it Dark.. So you can see it!!

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Ecology-The study of the interactions of living organisms and their environment (house.)

logy:Eco The study of the interactions of living organisms and their environment (house.) organisms

Latin-“oeco”= house

“ology” =the study of

This information goes above your line!!!

Use the ruler and make a T-ChartBelow the top half of your paper

Leave about 6 lines between the “dark line” You drew and the “horizontal” line of your T-Chart

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Plants

Animals

Fungi

Bacteria

WaterSoilSunlightAirTemperature

Abiotic Factors-Non living

Biotic-Living

Ecosystem: Includes all the abiotic and biotic factors

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Draw a picture for each biotic and abiotic example!!!

Organism:

POPULATION:

COMMUNITY:

ECOSYSTEM:

BIOSPHERE:

An organism is one individual of a certain species.

Is made up of all the same organism in a community.

all the populations in an ecosystem.

A community (the living organisms) and its environment.

All the ecosystems on the Earth.

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Bacteria and fungi aredecomposers. They eatdecaying plants and animals and break them down, releasing nutrients back into the soil-which is then used by plants.

Consumers are animals thatcannot make their own food, so they need toconsume (eat) plants and/or animals.

Plants are producers. because they “produce” or make their own food! They do this by the process of photosynthesis.

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Animals that eat only plants.

Examples:Deer, rabbits, cows, sheep, elephants, giraffes, caterpillar, horses and pandas.

Animals that eat both plants and other animals.

Examples:Humans, raccoons, opossums, skunks, pigs, rats, badgers, and most bear species.

Animals that eat other animals.

Examples: Lions, bobcats, coyotes, wolves, eagles, lions, tigers, hawks, ladybugs, spiders, whales, seals.Bottom of Page 6 Notebook-underside