Ecosystems Energy Flow http www youtube comwatch vc

Ecosystems & Energy Flow § http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=c. ADg. Zqts 9 m. M § The Big Ideas: § Everything is Interconnected § INTERDEPENDENCE § “Circle of Life” § Stuff Doesn’t Disappear (or appear) § Again: NOTHING can come from nothing or become nothing § No Magic here, folks

Your “Environmental Stuff” ` www. wordle. net

Ecology § The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their physical environment

Ecosystem • Group of _______ interacting with each other and their _______. • Organisms: Living Things! • Like Plants, Animals, Microbes, etc. • Physical Environment: Non-Living Things! • Like Soil, Water, Sunlight, etc.

Parts of an Ecosystem § Population: a group of individuals of the same species in an area § Habitat: the place where a particular ______ of a species lives § ______ : all of the species that live together in a habitat § Abiotic Factors: the physical aspects of a habitat § Biotic Factors: the living _____ in a habitat

Think about the Lion King § Ecosystem: The African Savannah § Includes all of the biotic factors: species’ populations (like the lions, giraffes, antelope, trees, etc. ) § And all of the abiotic factors: pride rock, the water hole, the land, etc. § Species/Population: The Lions/ The Pride § Habitat: The Pridelands § This little part of the whole Savannah § Community: all of the species together

Roles within an Ecosystem § Producer: an organism that produces its own food using energy from light or other chemical reactions § PLANTS, some bacteria, algae § PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Roles within an Ecosystem § Consumer: an organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms § Two Types of Consumers: § Primary Consumers: eat producers § AKA: Herbivores! § Secondary Consumers: eat other consumers § AKA: Omnivores and Carnivores § Decomposer: an organism that get energy from breaking down dead organisms

Ahem, an Extra Credit Opportunity is calling you! § Pick an extinct or endangered organism § Tell its story- Picture, Paragraph or Two of Information § Basic Facts § Habitat § Interactions with other species (including humans) § Why it’s endangered/extinct § Other interesting information § This website might be a good place to start: § http: //www. iucnredlist. org/