Ecology

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ECOLOGY
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Ecology

• The scientific study of how living things respond
  to the environment

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• Organization of ecosystems

• Ecosystem all of the living and non living
  things in an area

Arizona Desert Ecosystem
http//www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior
/ecosystems/ http//safeshare.tv/w/QbMWOmAlVH
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• ECOSYSTEM

• ecosystem, ecological system, includes all the
  living organisms and non living things existing
  together in a particular area .
• Living things have to interact with climate,
  water, soil , temperature etc. In order to
  survive
• An ecosystem can be very small, such as a puddle
  or it can be vast, such as an ocean.
• The balance of an ecosystem is delicate, and a
  disruption such as the introduction of a new
  element can damage it.
• http//www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior
  /ecosystems/
• http//safeshare.tv/w/FgrVdXWdoz

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air temperature Water sunlight Soil climate
Abiotic non living parts of
an ecosystem
Parts of an Ecosystem
Plants Animals microorganisms
Trees plants
Fish Insects Animals birds
Biotic- living parts of an ecosystem
Bacteria Fungi
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• Organization of ecosystems

• Biome a large geographical area of distinctive
  plant and animal groups, biomes are made of
  groups of ecosystems

http//www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/landbi
omes/
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• Biosphere - the collection of all of the biomes
  that make up our planet as well as all other
  parts that have an impact on life on Earth.

• REVIEW - Biosphere Biomes