Plants & Ecosystems:
Students will explore the impact of the large numbers humans have on the ecosystem.
Introduction: What Makes Up an Ecosystem? Let's brainstorm to come up with a list things that may be found in an Ecosystem. Biomes and Ecosystems: Levels of Ecology. Life on Earth is organized into different levels. The different levels allow for the study of interactions between biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) factors.
BIOMES: A biome is a geographic area of the Earth that is defined by the types of plants and animals living there.
Ecosystems: A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is an ecosystem. Within a biome, there can be several ecosystems. Communities are populations that interact with each other within an ecosystem. Communities can be separated by living or non-living matter, such as mountains or streams. The specific place or environment within an ecosystem where animals and plants live or grow is called a habitat. Groups of organisms that live in the same area and mate with one another make up a population. Organisms are specific species of plants, animals, bacteria, fungi or other living things that live in a specific area.
STUDY ISLAND LESSONS: Ecosystems STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL SUPPORT THEIR UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE VARIOUS TOPICS BELOW:STUDENTS MUST EARN A 70% TO BE CONSIDERED PASSING: REMEMBER TO LOGON USING YOUR STUDENT ID NUMBER
a.Populations, Communities & Ecosystems 10 items & 70% NC STANDARD: 8.L.3.1
b.Population Dynamics 10 items & 70% NC STANDARD: 8.L.3.1
c.Organism Interactions 10 items & 70% NC STANDARD: 8.L.3.2
d.Flow of Energy & Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems 10 items & 70% NC STANDARD: 8.L.3.3