Ecosystems
- 1. Ecosystems
- 2. What is Ecology?Ecology is the study of relationships between living things and between living things and their environment.
- 3. What is an ecosystem?Ecosystem is a system of living things that interact with each other and with the physical world.A Biome is a collection of related ecosystems.
- 5. Green:Grassland Purple: Taiga Orange:Tundra Black:Temperate Forrest Yellow:Desert Brown:Chapparal White:Ocean
- 6. However……..An ecosystem can be as large as the Sahara Desert, or as small as a puddle!!!Ecosystems are more than just the organisms they contain. Geography,weather,climate and geologic factors also influence the interactions within an ecosystem.
- 7. Abiotic FactorsAre nonliving physical factors of an environment. Abiotoic Factors include amount of water and oxygen, temperature, amount of sunlight and water pressure.
- 8. YOU TRY!!!List three more examples of Abiotic Factors:
- 9. Biotic FactorsAre the living, physical factors of an environment.Examples of Biotic Factors are parasitism,disease and predation.
- 10. BalanceEcosystems will fail if they do not remain in balance. No community can carry more organisms than its food, water and shelter can accommodate.
- 11. How do they stay balanced?To succeed in an ecosystem, plants and animals have special structures and behaviors called adaptations.Ex) Chameleon Polar Bear Can you think of more examples of adaptation?
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