DO NOW WEDNESDAY
 If
the prefix “a” means without
and “bio” means life, what do
you think the words “abiotic”
and “biotic” mean?
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 TODAY’S
PLAN

Define biotic and abiotic.

Compare and contrast biotic and abiotic factors in
an ecosystem.

Classify factors in an ecosystem as biotic or abiotic.
 TODAY’S
DO

Alternative Energy Quiz

Biotic/Abiotic definitions and practice
comparing/contrasting and classifying.

Biotic/Abiotic Collage
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Driving Questions
1)
Define Ecology.
2)
Differentiate between biotic and abiotic factors
and give examples of each.
3)
What is an ecosystem? Give some examples of
ecosystems.
4)
What are some of the major biomes in the world?
5)
Give examples of how biotic and abiotic factors in
an ecosystem interact with each other.
6)
Draw an illustration of the levels of organization
from a cell all the way up to a biome.
7)
Explain each level of organization.
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Introducing
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Ecology
the study of the relationships
between biotic and abiotic factors
in environments
Eco- prefix- means home
-ology suffix- means study of
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Ecosystem
Includes all of the living things and the
environment in which they live
includes all abiotic and biotic factors
Biotic Factors
Abiotic Factors
the living parts of
an ecosystem
the nonliving parts
of an ecosystem
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Biotic Factors
include plants, animals, fungi,
microorganisms
bio(s), bio(t)
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(G) root
life
Examples of Biotic
Factors
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Abiotic Factors
include air, water, soil, temperature,
wind, source of energy (usually sun)
a, an
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(G) prefix
not, without
Examples of Abiotic
Factors
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Biotic Factors
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Abiotic Factors
water
weather
sunlight
rocks
frost
predators
climate
parasites
plants
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soil
prey
carnivores
algae
trees
air
rainfall
fungi
temperature
sand
Biotic Factors
predators
parasites
plants
trees
prey
algae
carnivores
fungi
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Abiotic Factors
water
rocks
weather
climate
air
sand
temperature
rainfall
frost
sunlight
soil
Biotic and Abiotic Factors Collage
 Divide
a sheet of printer paper into two sides
 Label
one side with the heading “Biotic” and
the other side “Abiotic”
 Cut
out and paste pictures of each type of
factor under the correct heading. (Use old
magazines provided)
 Must
have at least 10 pictures on each side.
Cannot be duplicated.
 Write
a statement for each side that proves
that your pictures are correctly placed.
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Examples of Ecosystems
Mountains
Coral
Arizona
ReefinDesert
inColorado
Belize
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DO NOW WEDNESDAY
 Complete
the ecological levels of
organization from smallest to largest
on the graphic organizer.
 Use
the words at the top of the page
to help you.
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Levels of Organization
all
one
all
smallest
large
group
interacting
organisms
living
individual
region
of
unit
and
populations
of
similar
with
living
different
nonliving
of
organs
the
living
typical
thing
same
cellsin
an
organized
kind
plants
kinds
working
ecosystem
things
living
and
of to
in
work
animals
interacting
one
together
tissues
together
area
that
within
includes
workinga
certain
together
several
area
ecosystems
cell
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 TODAY’S
PLAN

Identify biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

Identify relationships between organisms in an
ecosystem.

Evaluate how biotic and abiotic factors influence
each other in an ecosystem.
 TODAY’S
DO

Discuss ecosystem vocabulary.

Watch Ecosystem movie clip

Analyze ecosystem in movie clip for biotic and abiotic
factors and the relationships between the two.
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Ecosystem Vocabulary
 Biotic
factor
 Abiotic
 Food
factor
chain
 Carnivore
 Omnivore
 Scavenger
 Producer
 Food
 Consumer
 Predator
 Herbivore
 Prey
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web
DO NOW WEDNESDAY
 Consider
the food chain. What would
happen to the snake population if many
of the grasshoppers were killed by
insecticide.
 Explain.
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 TODAY’S
PLAN

Identify biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

Identify relationships between organisms in an
ecosystem.

Evaluate how biotic and abiotic factors influence
each other in an ecosystem.
 TODAY’S
DO

Analyze ecosystem in movie clip for biotic and abiotic
factors and the relationships between the two

Begin Ecosystem Project

.
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Ecosystem Project
Working with the person at your table,
 You
will draw the environment (abiotic
factors) in the background.
 You
will print pictures of biotic factors
(animals/plants)to place on your background.
(Create a new email, copy and paste
pictures, and send to me.)
 You
will draw arrows between the biotic
factors (living organisms) to create your food
chains/web. Include names of organisms.
 Do
on a piece of poster paper.
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DO NOW FRIDAY
 Write
5 or more criteria that
you think should be included
on the scoring guide for the
Ecosystem Project.
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DO NOW MONDAY
 Using
the following organisms, create TWO
food chains and interconnect them to make a
food web. Then label producers and
consumers, as well as type of consumer
(herbivore, etc.) and predators/prey.
 Owl
Weasel
 Mouse
Grass
 Snake
Rabbit
 Grasshopper
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Owl
Consumer
Carnivore
Predator
Snake
Consumer
Carnivore
Owl’s Prey
Predator
Grasshopper
Consumer
Herbivore
Snake and
Weasel Prey
Grass
Producer
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Weasel
Consumer
Carnivore
Owl’s Prey
Predator
Mouse
Herbivore
Snake and
Weasel
Rabbit
Consumer
Herbivore
Snake and Weasel
Prey
 TODAY’S
PLAN

Identify biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

Identify relationships between organisms in an
ecosystem.

Evaluate how biotic and abiotic factors influence
each other in an ecosystem.
 TODAY’S
DO

Complete Ecosystem Project

Self-Score and Peer Score Projects
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 Paste
pictures on poster and draw arrows to
show feeding relationships (3 food chains
interconnected to create food web)
 Label
each organism as producer or consumer.
 Label
each consumer as herbivore, carnivore,
omnivore, or scavenger
 Identify
each predator and its prey
 Score
your own Project using the scoring guide
provided
 Score
another group’s project using the
scoring guide-Be honest and give specific
feedback-what they did correctly/incorrectly
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DO NOW WEDNESDAY
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What kind of
graph is this?
What is on the
vertical axis?
What is on the
horizontal axis?
What is the
title of the
graph?
At what age did
Russell reach
6’?
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DO NOW WEDNESDAY (Cont’d.)
6. What is the
difference
between the
percent of people
who used
Firefox and
Android in
October of
2011?
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DO NOW WEDNESDAY (Cont’d.)
7.The amount of ice cream sold decreases
after what month?
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My Analyzing Data Goal For
You
 To
improve by one letter grade
OR
 If
you have an A, to improve your numerical
score
If you meet the goal, you will get a prize
tomorrow.
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 TODAY’S
PLAN

Define biome.

Identify different biomes and their locations in North
America.
 TODAY’S
DO

Analyzing Data Post-Test

Peer Score Ecosystem Projects

North American Biomes Activity
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EXPECTATIONS
 Do
your best. (Eyes on own paper.)
 Be quiet at all times.
 Finished?
Turn
in test paper and answer sheet.
Get
your scoring guide from Mrs. Dyer
and a peer’s Ecosystem Project and
begin scoring the Project.
You
and the person at your table will
peer score the same project.
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What is a biome?
 Large
areas on the planet that
have have distinctive plants
and animals living there that
are adapted to the
environment and climate of
that biome.
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What is “adapted”?
 It
means that the plants and
animals have developed (over
time) special characteristics
that allow them to survive and
be successful in their
environment.
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North American Biomes

Color the biomes of North America on the map
Activity
according to the directions on the opposite
side of the page.
 Answer
 Colors
the questions.
you will need at your table:
 Light
blue
Dark blue
 Orange
Purple
 Light
green
Yellow
 Dark
green
Brown
 Pink
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Red
DO NOW THURSDAY
Tell the relationship between the following
words.
1. Food web and food chain
A food web is made of interconnected food chains.
1.
Consumer and food web
2.
Ecosystem and food web
3.
Consumer and herbivore
Consumers are animals that eat other animals in a
food web.
Food webs show feeding relationships in an
ecosystem.
An herbivore is a consumer that eats only plants.
Ecosystems contain biotic
4. Biotic and ecosystem
(living) factors
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 TODAY’S
PLAN

Identify relationships between organisms in an
ecosystem.

Identify locations of various biomes in North America.
 TODAY’S
DO

Rewards!!!!

Ecosystem Concept Map Quiz

Peer score Ecosystem Projects

Revise Ecosystem Projects, if necessary

Finish North American Biomes Activity
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Finish
coloring map
(Use my
map).
Color key
(use
directions on
front of page
to do this).
Answer
questions.
Turn in.
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Biomes Project
 Tundra
Biome
Savanna Biome
 Desert
Biome
Temperate Deciduous
 Taiga
Biome
 Tropical
Rainforest Biome
 Chaparral
 Coral
Forest Biome
Biome Wetland Biome
Reef Biome Temperate Rainforest
 Freshwater
 Grassland
 Ocean
Biome
Biome Estuary Biome
Biome
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Biome
Coastal Ocean Biome
Ecosystems
do not necessarily have clear boundaries
due to biotic and abiotic changes
can change daily as things move from one
ecosystem to another
Biotic
Abiotic
migration, seed
dispersal
flood, erosion,
drought
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Biotic Factors
interact with each
other in complex such as
ways
also interact with
abiotic factors in
the ecosystem
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Symbiotic
relationships:
•Parasitism
•Mutualism
•Competition
dependent upon
water, minerals,
temperature, light
Biotic Factor Interactions:
Symbiotic Relationships

Parasitism: one organism benefits (the parasite), while
the other is harmed (host)
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Biotic Factor Interactions:
Symbiotic Relationships

Commensalism: one organism is benefits while the
other is not affected
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Biotic Factor Interactions:
Symbiotic Relationships

Mutualism: both organisms in the relationship benefit
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Biome
a major regional or global biotic
community, a super ecosystem,
defined chiefly by the dominant
forms of plant life and the
prevailing climate
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Major Biomes of the World
desert
grassland
tropical rain forest
deciduous forest
coniferous forest
tundra
ocean
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DO NOW MONDAY
 What
is the smallest level of
organization of living things?
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Habitats and Niches

Within an ecosystem, organisms
occupy habitats and niches.

What are these and what is the
difference between these?
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Habitat

A location in the environment where an organism can
grow and survive

Includes all of the physical and biological resources
available to a species
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Niche

Refers to the way an organism fits into and survives in
its ecosystem

Includes not only where it lives but what it does in its
environment

No two species occupy exactly the same niche

Niche is determined by physical characteristics of
organism, its behavior, how it reproduces, etc.
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Clown fish

Clown fish are small in size; the smallest is 10 cm and largest is 18 cm long, and they
don't believe in traveling too far, as compared to whales, dolphins or sharks, in
search of whatever awaits in the distant places. It can be found in the shallow
waters, especially in the regions, where the water temperature is in range of 24 to
28 degree Centigrade, and the sloping sea bed boosts the growth of corals.

The shallow water allows the sunlight to reach the seabed and thus, promotes
growth of the zooplankton, which are tiny animals. The presence of the zooplankton
invites copepods and isopods which are scavengers by nature. The clown fish feed on
the copepods, zooplankton, isopods and the algae present in the shallow waters. The
lagoons formed because of the coral reefs are sheltered from the rage of the seas
and function ideally as the habitat for this fish.

The clown fish prefer the company of sea anemones which inhabits the deep as well
as shallow waters. It can be found living in the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean
and Indian Ocean

In a group of clown fish, there is a strict dominance hierarchy. The largest and most
aggressive female is found at the top. Only two clown fish, a male and a female, in
a group reproduce through external fertilization.

Clown fish lay eggs on any flat surface close to their host anemones. In the wild,
clownfish spawn around the time of the full moon. Depending on the species, clown
fish can lay hundreds or thousands of eggs. The male parent guards the eggs until
they hatch about six to ten days later, typically two hours after dusk.
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Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T27fqYzLTjo&index
=1&list=PLFHu46X5XFuT4ohkvjR96wE1rMegtq0cD
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Research Questions
1.
Draw a diagram of an ecosystem near where you live .
Label the factors “biotic” or “abiotic.”
2.
Give two examples of how plants and animals affect
their environment
3.
Describe how temperature, light, and soil affect an
ecosystem
4.
Think of a forest ecosystem. Now imagine that a large
amounts of dust and ash into the air, blocking out
sunlight. How might the forest ecosystem be affected
if the sunlight is blocked out for a day?
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