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Ecosystem Investigation Activity for Ecology Class

Explore ecosystems in Ecology class by sorting ecosystem cards into categories - Individuals, Populations, Communities, Ecosystems, and Abiotic Factors. Understand the roles of living and nonliving elements in ecosystems.

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Ecosystem Investigation Activity for Ecology Class

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  1. Investigation 1 Population and Ecosystems

  2. Ecology • Ecology is the study of ecosystems. • Give examples of an individual, population, and community in an ecosystem. • What is an ecosystem.

  3. Individual • One single organism.

  4. Population • All the individuals of one kind (one species) in a specified area at one time.

  5. Community • All the interacting populations in a specified area.

  6. Ecosystem • A system of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a specified area.

  7. Biotic and Abiotic • Biotic Factors: Living organisms and products of organisms • Abiotic Factors: Nonliving things in an ecosystem.

  8. Activity: Card Sorting • You will work in groups of two. • One deck of ecosystem cards • Sort cards into different piles. • The piles should be: Individuals, Populations, Communities, Ecosystems, and Abiotic Factors • Record card-sort onto the given worksheet.

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