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Living Organisms and the Environment

Living Organisms and the Environment. Gaiser Life Science. Know. What is an ecosystem?. “I don’t know anything.” is not an acceptable answer. Use complete sentences. Evidence.

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Living Organisms and the Environment

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  1. Living Organisms and the Environment Gaiser Life Science

  2. Know What is an ecosystem? “I don’t know anything.” is not an acceptable answer. Use complete sentences. Evidence After listening to the PowerPoint lecture, come back here and list evidence to explain why your answer to the above question is or is not a good answer. You may also use other outside sources to help you respond. Draw an ecosystem and label the abiotic and biotic factors. Page #

  3. Living Organisms and the Environment Information Clarifying ?s habitat - place where organisms obtain food, H2O, shelter, and all other things needed to live, grow, and reproduce abiotic factors - the non-living parts of an ecosystem Examples: water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, soil biotic factors - the living parts of an ecosystem Examples: people, animals, plants population - the members of a single species in a given area. The area can be big or small - contained or not contained Example: (contained) Texas prairie dog - prairie dog town Example: (not contained) finback whale - whole ocean - all populations that live together - They live close together and interact. community Example: prairie dogs and quail ecosystem - the combination of the community and abiotic factors - the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment ecology Summary: Page #

  4. Living Organisms and the Environment Information Clarifying ?s habitat - place where organisms obtain food, H2O, shelter, and all other things needed to live, grow, and reproduce biotic factors - the living parts of an ecosystem Examples: people, animals, plants abiotic factors - the non-living parts of an ecosystem Examples: water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, soil population - the members of a single species in a given area. The area can be big or small - contained or not contained Example: (contained) Texas prairie dog - prairie dog town Example: (not contained) finback whale - whole ocean - all populations that live together - They live close together and interact. community Example: prairie dogs and quail ecosystem - the combination of the community and abiotic factors - the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment ecology Page # Summary:

  5. This PowerPoint was created by Tim Paterek from Charlene Shea’s lecture notes. All pictures came from Google Image Search. To fall within the Fair Use Guidelines, this PowerPoint must be used within the confines of the classroom and may not be published back onto the Internet unless the pictures are removed.

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