THE BIOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH’S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

1. THE BIOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH’S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

2. THE BIOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH’S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS • ECOLOGISTS STUDY HOW ORGANISMS INTERACT WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT AT SEVERAL LEVELS • ECOLOGY  DEF???

3. THE BIOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH’S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

4. THE BIOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH’S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS • ORGANISM LEVEL • POPULATION • COMMUNITY • ECOSYSTEM • ABIOTIC VS BIOTIC

5. THE BIOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH’S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS • WHAT IS THE BIOSPHERE? • BIOSPHERE  DEF?? • PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL FACTORS INFLUENCE THE BIOSPHERE • IMPORTANT ABIOTIC FACTORS INCLUDE • SOLAR ENERGY • WATER • TEMPERATURE • WIND • ETC. (PH, NATURAL DISASTERS, SOIL STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION) • WHAT IS A HABITAT? • HABITAT  DEF??

6. THE BIOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH’S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS • ORGANISMS FOUND IN ENVIRONMENTS HAVE ADAPTED TO ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS IN THAT ENVIRONMENT • THESE ORGANISMS ARE PRESENT FOR ONE OF TWO REASONS • THEY EVOLVED SPECIFICALLY IN THAT LOCATION • THEY SPREAD TO THAT LOCATION AND WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE

7. THE BIOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH’S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS • REGIONAL CLIMATES INFLUENCE THE DISTRIBUTION OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES

8. THE BIOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH’S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS • REGIONAL CLIMATES INFLUENCE THE DISTRIBUTION OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES

9. THE BIOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH’S DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS • CLIMATE IS THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN UNDERSTANDING AN ENVIRONMENT • BIOMES  MAJOR TYPES OF ECOSYSTEMS • TWO MAJOR CATEGORIES • AQUATIC VS TERRESTRIAL • SEE BIOMES POWERPOINT ON WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS!!!

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