Ecology
EQ:
What is Ecolgy?
Bellringer:
What are the 6 characteristics all
living things must have?
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• Everything Is Connected ­ How do alligators
affect other living things other than eating them?
• The study of interactions between ___________
& their environment is called
_________________.
• Name 3 Biotic parts of the environment
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
• Name 3 Abiotic parts of the environment
1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
• 5 Levels of Environmental Organization
True or False
___ A population can consist of more than one
species
___ Both plants and animals can be parts of a
community
___ Temperature and precipitation are important
parts of studying the
ecosystem
___ There is more than one biosphere.
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How do alligators affect other living
things?
Underwater holes­ homes for other aquatic animals
nest mounds make homes / nests for birds
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5 Levels of Environmental Organization
Central
Takes
Out
Other Schools
Offense
CELLS
Organism
TISSUES
Population
ORGANS
Community
ORGAN SYSTEMS
Ecosystem
ORGANISM
Biosphere
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1. Organism
a living thing
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2. PopulationSame species
in the same
area
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3. Community
-
many species
in the same
area
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4. Ecosystemall of the communities
plus the abiotic
environment
living a non-living things
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5. Biospherethe places on
Earth where life can exist
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1
Organism
2
Population
3
Community
4
Ecosystem
5
Biosphere
Draw examples of the 5 levels of Ecological
Organization ­ You cannot use an alligator!!!!!
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