Ecosystems
LEARNING TARGETS:
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Evidence:
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Write a detailed laboratory report that includes: the question,
hypotheses, materials, procedure including the use of computers, a summary of
data in tables and graphs, and a conclusion, based on the collected evidence and
scientific knowledge, that responds to the question.
INQE 1.5 Demonstrate creativity and critical thinking to formulate and evaluate
the hypotheses.
INQG 2. Participate in a scientific discussion about your own investigations and
those performed by others. Respond to questions and criticisms, and if
appropriate, revise explanations based on these discussions.
SYSB 3. Represent an ecosystem using a diagram understanding the trophic
levels and energy flows.
SYSC 4. Create a simplified model of an ecosystem. Trace the possible
consequences of a change in one part of the ecosystem and explain how the
simplified model may not reliably predict consequences.
PS3A 5. Describe and calculate the energy transferred from one trophic level to
another and explain how energy is conserved.
INQA-D 1.
Draw a systems diagram to illustrate and explain why introduced species
often do poorly and have a tendency to die out, as well as why they sometimes do
very well (Zebra Mussels) and force out native species.
LS2D 6.
Compare the biodiversity of organisms in different types of ecosystems
(e.g.Turnbull aquatic sites) noting the interdependencies and interrelationships
among the organisms in these different ecosystems.
LS2E 7.
Classify organisms, using similarities and differences in physical and
functional characteristics.
LS3E 8.
Discussion Question:
Discuss with your parents/guardians and write a one paragraph summary of the conversation in
your notebook, and then have them write their initials next to the summary?
Identify an ecosystem. Identify one change that has affected this ecosystem. What are three
possible consequences to this ecosystem due to this change?
Ecosystems
VOCABULARY:
_______________ level in a food chain an organism is found
_______________ sum of all chemical reactions that take place in a cell
_______________ nonliving factors in an environment
_______________ an organism which automatically produces food from sunlight; a producer
_______________ lives in water
_______________ the study of ecosystems
_______________ contains the element carbon (C)
_______________ relationships among organisms defined by the transfer of energy in sequence
_______________ lives on land
_______________ form of energy derived from the sun
_______________ a space suitable for the survival and reproduction of an organism
_______________ all living things
_______________ an organism that feeds on dead organisms; heterotroph; consumer
_______________ an organism that eats other organisms; non-photosynthetic
_______________ the number and variety of different organisms found within a specific geographic region.
_______________ natural surroundings including living and non-living components
_______________ how and where an organism makes a living (its position in the ecosystem)
_______________ the scientific study of free-living plants or animals in their natural habitat without harming
them
_______________ a simplified representation of a system to study something too big or too small
_______________ complex system consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the
nonliving, physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact
_______________ individual changes or reactions to conditions in environment
_______________ genetically present within a population and passed on to future generations within a species
Ecosystems
VOCABULARY:
trophic___ level in a food chain an organism is found
metabolism - sum of all chemical reactions that take place in a cell
abiotic____ nonliving factors in an environment
autotroph__ an organism which automatically produces food from sunlight; a producer
aquatic____ lives in water
ecology____ the study of ecosystems
organic____ contains the element carbon (C)
food chain__ relationships among organisms defined by the transfer of energy in sequence
terrestrial__ lives on land
solar______ energy derived from the sun
habitat____ a space suitable for the survival and reproduction of an organism
biotic_____ all living things
decomposer_ an organism that feeds on dead organisms; heterotroph; consumer
heterotrophs an organism that eats other organisms; non-photosynthetic
biodiversity_the number and variety of different organisms found within a specific geographic region.
environment_natural surroundings including living and non-living components
niche______how and where an organism makes a living (its position in the ecosystem)
field studies_the scientific study of free-living plants or animals in their natural habitat without harming them
model______a simplified representation of a system to study something too big or too small
ecosystem___a complex system consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the
nonliving, physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact
responds ____individual changes or reactions to conditions in environment
adaptation ___genetically present within a population and passed on to future generations within a species