Mind Stretcher 8/15/17– Copy BOLD

1. What are the levels of environmental organizationfrom smallest to largest? _______, _______, _______, _______, biosphere

2. A pride of lions would fall into which organizational category?

3. A scientist observed a garden area for 1 hour. In that time he observed many different types of vegetables, ladybugs, and bees. He also measured sprinkler output. What level of organization was he observing?

organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

population

ecosystem

Here is a way to remember the

levels of organization…“Old People Can’t Eat

Beans”

Sorting Activity

• Use the laminated cards provided and determine a way to sort them…there isn’t a right or wrong way!

• How did you and your partner decide to sort them? Let’s share some ideas!

• Now try sorting them based on how they get energy…

* Fill out the following information on your organizer provided

Types of Organisms

3 Groups of Organisms:

Description Examples

ProducersUse energy from sun to make own food through photosynthesis

Consumers

Decomposers

FlowersTreesGrass

Need to eat other organisms for energy

HumansDogsSnakeHummingbird

Break down dead organisms and returns nutrients to soil

Mushrooms/FungiBacteriaWormsSome bugs

Types of ConsumersTypes of

Consumers:Description Examples

Carnivores/secondary consumer

Eat only meat/other animals“carne”= meat

Herbivores/primary

consumers

Omnivores

LionTigerShark

Eat only plants

GiraffeSquirrelCowElk

Eat both animals & plants

“omni”= all

BearPigHuman

Eat dead or injured animalsScavengers

CockroachVultureRaccoon

Brain Pop-Food Chains

• https://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/foodchains/