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Bellringer. What is an Ecosystem?. Bellringer. What is an Ecosystem? Includes the living organisms and physical components in a given area. Mapping the Schoolyard Environment. Hope Mamula. Learning Objectives. TLW be able to identify the terms related to a biome.
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Bellringer What is an Ecosystem?
Bellringer What is an Ecosystem? Includes the living organisms and physical components in a given area.
Mapping the Schoolyard Environment Hope Mamula
Learning Objectives TLW be able to identify the terms related to a biome. TLW be able to identify the physical factors of an environment TLW be able to record information about the physical characteristics of the school yard environment.
What is a Biome? The world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptations of organisms to that particular environment (Campbell 1996).
Environment • Where plants, animals, and microorganisms live (Barrett 1998).
Associated Terms • Ecosystem- Includes the living organisms and the physical components of a given area (Barrett 1998). • Ecologist- A scientist who studies how living beings interact with each other and with their physical environment (Barrett 1998).
What are the Physical Factors of an Environment? Sunlight Cover or Shelter Moisture
Review What is a biome, an environment, ecosystem and ecologist? Name the physical factors of an environment. Name the physical characteristics of the schoolyard environment.