Post on 21-Jan-2018
Mind Stretcher 8-9-17
Which of the following are biotic factors? List all that apply:
LEAF SALT CORAL MUSHROOM
TEMPERATURE DEAD CRICKET
WATER STICK
HOMEWORK: Study characteristics of life notes from Tues & 18-1 notes you are doing today! QUIZ
Friday!!!
“18-1 Everything is Connected”
Write your name, date, and class period in the upper right hand corner
Write the title of the section you are reading at the top middle of the page.
NameDateClass Period
Page setup Draw a vertical line down the page about one third of distance from the left. (or fold your paper)
After finishing your last line of notes, you will draw a horizontal line underneath it.
NameDateClass
18-1 Everything is Connected
Cornell Notes
Major
Minor
Key words & ideas
Vocabulary and Definitions
So, what about the bottom of my paper?
Summary - review notes as soon as possible after class and write a summary in your own words about the main ideas. Are there any gaps in your understanding? (see next point)
Questions for the teacher.
Doodles - down here they won’t get in the way of the important stuff.
NameDateClass
What belongs in the bottom space?
Summary, questions, doodles
What do they look like?
Studying the Web of Life
Biotic: living factors (alligators, fish)
Abiotic: non-living factors (water, soil, light, and temperature)
NameDateClass
18-1 Everything is Connected
• 2 parts of an environment
All living things are connected
Ecology: The study of the interactions of organisms with one another and with their environment.
Organization in the environment
Populations
NameDateClass
18-1 Everything is Connected
Organized into levels: (smallest to largest)• Organism• Population• Community• Ecosystem• Biosphere
Group of organisms of the SAME species that live together (EX: A group of jellyfish in the Pacific Ocean)
Communities
Ecosystems
Biosphere
NameDateClass
18-1 Everything is Connected
All the populations of species interacting in an area(EX: jellyfish, seaweed, & clownfish)
Community of organisms AND the nonliving parts (abiotic)(EX: jellyfish, seaweed, clownfish, water, sand, etc.)
Part of earth where LIFE exists
Summary
Summary - review notes as soon as possible after class and write a summary in your own words about the main ideas.
Are there any gaps in your understanding? If so, list questions for the teacher.
Doodles - down here they won’t get in the way of the important stuff.
Sample Doodle that describes these notes…
biosphere
ecosystem
community
population
organism
Draw an example for each level! State how organisms
are arranged from the smallest level (organism) to
the most broad level (biosphere).
NEXT STEP:
Flip your paper over from yesterday and complete the back side
Draw examples for each abiotic factor on the bottom half
(5 minutes)