Ecology Dictionary
Dictionary Directions Checklist
• Vocabulary word is numbered, underlined,
and defined.
• You must have a clear illustration (picture)
of the word drawn.
• The illustration must be neat and colored
(no scribble).
• You must have a written explanation
telling why your drawing is an example of
the word. Explanation must have the
word “because” in it.
• The study of how
Ecology
living things interact
with each other and
their environment.
1. Ecosystem-
a community of interacting organisms.
(includes biotic and abiotic factors)
What are the living things in this diagram?
What are the non-living things in this diagram?
Give an example of how a living thing and non-living thing are interacting
in this diagram.
2.Community• A group of
•
all the
plants and
animals
that live in
the same
area
Includes
biotic
factors only
3.Population• A group of plants or
animals of the same
species that live
together in an area
Which picture shows a population?
HOW CAN YOU TELL?
What is the difference between a
population and a community?
• A community is all the living things in a given area that
interact with each other and a population is all the
living things in an area that are the same species!
Community
Population
What types of populations live in
our area?
• People
• Dogs
• Oak Trees
• Pine Trees
• Mosquitos
• Fleas
• Etc.
Can this picture be considered a
population?
No, there are many different types of flowers,
not just one type of flower.
Pick one ecosystem
• Ocean
• Freshwater
• Rainforest
• Desert
• Forest
Make a list of at least 10 things in
your ecosystem in a circle
Your list
needs to have
at least five
living (biotic)
and five nonliving things
(abiotic)
Draw a blue circle around the
ecosystem
Draw A Red Circle Around The
Community
Draw a Black Circle Around the
Populations
Parts of a whole!
• What is the largest part?
• What do you notice about the circles?
Time to start your dictionary!
Time to start your dictionary!!
• I want all of us to have the same pictures
for the first three words
• After today you can be creative and be
different than your classmates if you wish
• We will all do the ocean ecosystem and
use the list that we created in our circle
chart