BIOLOGY

17 Sep 2015

• In your science notebook describe what you see.

Then, discuss with your partner

Entry Task

• Entry Task

• Housekeeping

• The Biosphere (Chapter 3)

• Ecology? (Chapter 3.1)

• Learning Objectives

• Exit Task

Agenda

Housekeeping

• Bring your Biology books tomorrow.

- Friday, 18 Sept.

• Complete CER

- Due tomorrow, Friday (18 Sept), at the beginning

of class.

Ch 3 Essential Question

How do living and nonliving parts of the Earth interact and

affect the survival of organisms?

Learning Objectives

LO 3.1.1: Describe the study of ecology.

LO 3.1.2: Explain how biotic and abiotic factors influence an

ecosystem.

LO 3.1.3: Describe the methods used to study ecology.

Ecology

• What is ecology?

- Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among

organisms and between organisms and their physical

environment.

• With your partner, define the following word (write your

answer in your science notebook):

- Biosphere is the part of the earth in which life exists

including land, water, and air or atmosphere.

p. 64-65

• The biosphere – Earth

• Natures “house” – interactions based on

energy and nutrients

A Living Planet

p. 64-65

• Species

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Biosphere

Levels of Organization

p. 64-65

Biotic and Abiotic

• With your partner, define the following words (write in your

science notebook):

- Biotic Factors are any living part of the environment with

which organisms might interact.

- Abiotic Factors are any physical, or nonliving, factor that

shapes an ecosystem.

p. 66-67

Biotic or Abiotic?

p. 66-67

Interdependence

• What does interdependence mean?

- Inter- means “between or among”

• What things in your life are interdependent?

p. 64-65

Ecology

• Methods used to study Ecology:

- Observation

- Experimentation

- Modeling

p. 68

Ecological Levels of

Organization Foldable

• The following should go in each square: Working from

largest level (the biosphere) to smallest level write…

- Name of the grouping

- Definition

- An example (can be a picture/sketch)

p. 64-65

p. 64-65

Is made up of…

The Biosphere

Is made up of…

Is made up of…

Is made up of…

Is made up of…

Species

Ecolo

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Ecological Levels of

Organization Foldable

Exit Task

• What is the difference between biotic and abiotic

factors? Give an example of each.

• Reflection: Do you think you met the learning

objectives for today? Why or why not?