Ecology Learning Targets Describe the study of ecology

Ecology!

Learning Targets Describe the study of ecology. ➨ Explain how biotic and abiotic factors influence an ecosystem. (outside, Frisbee lab) planaria (effects, ➨ Describe how primary producers and consumers obtain energy and nutrients. (Jenn’s diary lab, create food chains including specific species ) ➨ Trace the flow of energy through living systems. ➨ Describe how matter cycles among the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Carbon/water (looking at cycles there – using food chains, guided questions, limiting factor here? Why? Using hoola hoop) Mary s young (cheat sheet) ➨ Describe how the availability of nutrients affects the productivity of ecosystems. ➨ Define a niche. ➨ Identify the three types of symbiotic relationships in nature (lecture outside, using hoola hoop)

Monday (All Classes)___9/23/19 Agenda: • Happy Monday • Complete Radish Lab! Turn in! • Begin Ecology • Abiotic/Biotic • Notes • OUTSIDE TOMORROW Warm Up: Check radishes and bring inside/to your desk to measure. Learning Targets: • Describe the study of ecology. • Explain how abiotic and biotic factors influence an ecosystem.

A-Day___ 9/24/19 Agenda: • Notes #1, Complete Definitions • Outside: Abiotic and Biotic Factors – hoola hoop lab Warm Up: How do Abiotic Factors and Biotic Factors influence an ecosystem? Create a list of abiotic factors that effect our local ecosystem – where we climbed for the tree labs. Learning Targets: • Describe the study of ecology. • Explain how abiotic and biotic factors influence an ecosystem.

What is Ecology?

Ecology • The study of the interactions among organisms and between organisms their environment.

Biosphere All parts of the Earth where life can exist (land, water and air).

Biotic vs. Abiotic Biotic: the living factors in an ecosystem Abiotic: the nonliving factors in an ecosystem

Thursday (1 -6) Agenda: • Producer-Consumer Notes, Crash Course Video • Complete Hoola Hoop Lab • Check Test Grades • Begin Microscope Lab 9/26/19 Warm Up: How can populations of spiders in Wilderness Park be impacted by birds? Learning Targets: • Describe the study of ecology. • Explain how abiotic and biotic factors influence an ecosystem.

Levels of Organization Ecosystem: interactions among the community and abiotic factors Community: group of interacting populations Population: group of one species living in the same place at the same time

Energy, Producers, and Consumers

Autotrophs • An organism that can make its own food. • Use photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. • Also called producers.

Heterotrophs • An organism that has to get its food from others. • Also called consumers.

Types of Heterotrophs Herbivores: eat only plants Carnivores: eat only meat Omnivores: eat both plants and meat Detritivores: break down dead material; decomposers Scavengers: eat dead animals

Energy Flow in Ecosystems

Feeding Relationships • Food chains: less complex • Food webs: show all eating relationships in an ecosystem. BETTER!

Trophic Levels • Each step in a food chain. • As you move up trophic levels, 90% of the energy is lost.

Ecological Pyramids • Energy Pyramid (k. Cal)

Crash Course

Friday(All Classes) Agenda: • 2 nd period: Turn in Radish Lab!! • Food Chain Video • Microscope lab • Personal Ecosystem Article 9/27/19 Warm Up: What is the difference between a heterotroph and an autotroph? Learning Targets: • Describe the study of ecology. • Explain how abiotic and biotic factors influence an ecosystem.

Exit Task What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

Monday Agenda: • “What’s for Lunch? ” Activity 9/30/19 Warm Up: What is a water shed? Learning Targets: • Describe the process of the Water Cycle and its interactions with living things.

Tuesday Agenda: • Microscope Lab! • Cycles of Matter Notes Pt I, Notes for Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles, • Water Cycle Lab • Whale Videos • Personal Ecosystem Article 10/01/19 Warm Up: What is a water shed? Bring headphones (or get some from the library) next class. Test Corrections? ? You have one more week – come in any morning to C 201 (across the hall) or arrange a time with me. Learning Targets: • Describe the process of the Water Cycle and its interactions with living things.

Exit Task How does snowfall accumulation relate to a water shed? Can you connect this to farmers in Eastern Oregon?

Wednesday Agenda: 10/02/19 • Whale Videos • • Ecology Webquest – Energy Flow Warm Up: Please create a mini food web for whales after watching the short video with me. Please turn in your Microscope Lichen Article I – choose Lab from Friday. one out of three Learning Target(s) – What you should be able to do by the end of today: • Trace the flow of energy through living systems. • Describe how matter cycles among the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Friday 10/02/19 Agenda: • Notes for Cycles Niches/Predator/Prey Predator-Prey Review (wolves) • Energy flow in ecosystems (Pigs), Vulture Video • Lichen Articles • Predator-Prey Lab • OUTSIDE MONDAY Warm Up: Stamping What’s for Lunch? , and Water Cycle Activity Learning Target(s) – What you should be able to do by the end of today: • Trace the flow of energy through living systems. • Describe how matter cycles among the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Friday Agenda: • Notes for Cycles Niches/Predator/Prey Predator-Prey Review (wolves) • 10/04/19 Warm Up: Stamping What’s for Lunch? , Water Cycle Activity (Turn these in) and Personal Ecosystem Article! First period – whale video and warm up from Wednesday Lichen Articles Complete Per 1 8: 30 -9: 20 a Per 2 9: 26 -10: 16 a ASSEMBLY 10: 22 -10: 52 a Per 3 10: 58 -11: 48 a LUNCH 11: 48 -12: 28 Per 4 12: 28 -1: 18 p Per 5 1: 24 -2: 14 p Per 6 2: 20 -3: 10 p Learning Target(s) – What you should be able to do by the end of today: • Trace the flow of energy through living systems. • Describe how matter cycles among the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Cycles of Matter

Nutrient Chemicals an organism needs to sustain life. Carbon Nasa Video Nitrogen Phosphorous

The Water Cycle

Water Cycle Notes Evaporation Runoff Condensation Precipitation Infiltration

Carbon Cycle

Nitrogen Cycle

Phosphorous Cycle

Niches & Community Interactions

Niche • Everything an organism does to survive. • All physical and biological conditions. • What it eats, where it lives (habitat), how it avoids predators, etc.

Competition Occurs when two organisms want the same resource at the same time. Competitive Exclusion Principle: No two species can occupy the same niche at the same time.

Predation • An interaction where one organism captures and feeds on another organism. • Predator: the “killer” • Prey: the “killed”

Keystone Species A species that exerts strong control on the structure of a community so that changes to its population causes dramatic changes. Ex: sea otters

Monday_ Agenda: • Review Keystone Species • Symbiosis Notes • Predator-Prey Lab 10/07/19 Warm Up: Please give a brief description of predation. Might go outside tomorrow for Niche Activity Tuesday: A-DAY Wednesday: B-Day Thursday: C-DAY (I’m gone) Friday (no school) Learning Target(s) – What you should be able to do by the end of today: • Trace the flow of energy through living systems. • Describe how matter cycles among the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Symbiosis • Any relationship in which two species live closely together. Mutualism: both species benefit • Ex: bees and flowers • Commensalism: one species benefits while the other is not affected • Ex: barnacles on a whale • • Parasitism: one species benefits, while the other is harmed • Ex: tapeworms- YUK!

Tuesday – _ Agenda: 10/08/19 Warm Up: Complete Predator-Prey What is the main difference between a food web and a Lab – DUE Monday food chain? • Lichen Article #3 • • Lichen Lab pgs 8 -9 • If time: Start Niche Activity pg 10 Learning Target(s) – What you should be able to do by the end of today: • Trace the flow of energy through living systems. • Describe how matter cycles among the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Parts of a lichen: SYMBIOSIS Hyphae Fungus Algae

Wednesday C-Day _ Warm Up: Agenda: 10/09/19 What is a parasite? • Complete Lichen Lab • Complete Symbiosis Organizer (books) • Symbiosis and Video • Begin Outside Niche Activity (pg 10) and Quiz Review Learning Target(s) – What you should be able to do by the end of today: • Distinguish between the three types of symbiotic relationships in nature in relation to competition.

Monday Agenda: _ 10/14/19 Warm Up: • Go over/turn in Predator- Please Prey Lab list the different types of heterotrophs. • Complete Outside Review for Test • TEST Block two: So Thursday (2 nd) and Friday (1 st) Learning Target(s) – What you should be able to do by the end of today: • Distinguish between the three types of symbiotic relationships in nature in relation to competition.

Tuesday _ Warm Up: Agenda: 10/15/19 Study for test, Check your • Ecology Test Review • grades Notepacket Checks – we did all pages in the note Revisit the following labs’ conclusion questions and ask packet. me/a friend/use your notes ANY that you aren’t sure of: Water Cycle Activity Predator-Prey What’s Lab for Lunch? Learning Target(s) – What you should be able to do by the end of today: • Distinguish between the three types of symbiotic relationships in nature in relation to competition.

Friday Agenda: • Ecology Test _ 10/18/19 Warm Up: Study for test Learning Target(s) – What you should be able to do by the end of today: • Distinguish between the three types of symbiotic relationships in nature in relation to competition.