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ECOLOGY
Make a table in your notes like the one
below …
TERM (red)
DEFINITION (black)
EXAMPLES (green)
Living Together
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There are many things on Earth.
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BIOTIC are living things,
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ABIOTIC means non‐living.
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Sort the parts in the following images…..
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Ecology ‐ The study of the relationships between
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living things & their environment
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ex. people & global warming
salmon & bears
Organism‐ A single member of a species
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ex. a tree, a horse, a bee, a dog…
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Species – a group of living things that are similar
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enough to produce offspring (babies) together
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ex. – male & female horses
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Population – All the individuals of a single
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species (ALWAYS a number)
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ex. 4 horses
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Community ‐ A group of different species all
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living in an area
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ex. Forest – trees, grass, deer, birds…
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Resources – Items that are needed for survival
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ex. food, water, shelter
Coexistence ‐ To live together peacefully
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ex. people & pets
zebra & birds
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Biodiversity ‐ A wide variety of living things
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ex. Rainforest, oceans
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Ecosystem – The system of interactions between
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living things & their environments
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ex. pond, forest, deserts, wetlands
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Benefit – Something that promotes survival
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ex. rain – allows food to grow
sun light, wind…
Challenge – Makes survival difficult
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ex. drought – not enough rain/water, predators
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Macroscopic ‐ Can be seen with the naked eye
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ex. grain of sand, tree, bug
Microscopic ‐ Very tiny, need microscope to be seen
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ex. single cell, bacteria, viruses