Topic 8: How much life is in the river

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Topic 8How much life is in the river??

• Discussion Mon 10/1 Wed 10/3
• Homework Due Fri 10/5

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Questions for homework

• How much life is in the Illinois River the
  Illinois Valley?
• Which biomes are found in the Illinois River
  Valley ecosystem?
• What lives there?
• What good is it?
• EXPLAIN your answers.
• Due Friday, October 5

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What is an ecosystem?
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Organization of Matter

• cell
• organ
• organism (species)
• population
• community
• ecosystem

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What happens in an ecosystem?

• Energy flow Chapter 5
• Organisms role Chapter 7

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Which biomes are in the Illinois Valley?

• Book pages 130-154

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Ecosystem characteristics

• Primary Productivity
• Abundance
• Diversity
• Complexity
• Connectedness

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Biome/ecosystem characteristics

• Groups Review
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 7 (p124-130)
• one biome per group
• Which characteristics are important for a healthy
  ecosystem?
• Why?

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Questions for homework

• How much life is in the Illinois River the
  Illinois Valley?
• Which biomes are found in the Illinois River
  Valley ecosystem?
• What lives there?
• What good is it?
• EXPLAIN your answers.
• Due Friday, October 5