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A Self-Sustaining Forest

A Self-Sustaining Forest. Mary Beth Bielicki Giana Iannacone Conor Gammond. Food is a Source of Energy and Building Materials for Organisms (from a forest). Building Materials let organisms grow Energy helps us to do everyday activities Organisms get food from other organisms.

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A Self-Sustaining Forest

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  1. A Self-Sustaining Forest Mary Beth Bielicki Giana Iannacone Conor Gammond

  2. Food is a Source of Energy and Building Materials for Organisms (from a forest) • Building Materials let organisms grow • Energy helps us to do everyday activities • Organisms get food from other organisms PPT clipart: acorn http://www.bulkfoods.com/pictures/1267.jpg PPT clipart: elk

  3. Plants are the Source of Energy and Building Materials for All Living Things • Plants get energy and building materials from the sun • All organisms rely on plants for nutrients • Organisms eat plants • A chain reaction occurs PPT clipart: domino PPT clipart: domino

  4. Needs of Organisms and Cells are Related • Cells and organisms need energy and building materials to function • They need energy to do their daily jobs • They need building materials to grow • Organisms are made up of cells. • The needs of cells and organisms are the same C C C C C C C C C C C

  5. Needs of Organisms are Related to Age and Health • As you grow, your body has different nutritional needs • If you get a broken bone or a wound, the organism needs protein for it to heal. PPT clipart: grandma (scroll) PPT clipart: broken arm (scroll) PPT clipart: sick (scroll)

  6. Energy and Building Materials Pass from One Thing to the Next • A food web is a way to display what eats what • A food web has many options of what eats what • Organisms depend on each other http://carrier.pbworks.com/f/FOODWEB.gif

  7. Self-Sustaining: What does it mean? • Self-sustaining systems don’t need anything added to continue to live • Everything that is in a self-sustaining ecosystem is all that’s in it • For it to be self-sustaining, all animals need to be able to get enough energy and protein. PPT clipart: bubbles (scroll down)

  8. A Self-Sustaining Forest Mary Beth Bielicki Giana Iannacone Conor Gammond Thank You!

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