Ecology

=​Chapter 2 Biotic, Abiotic Factors, Symbiotic Relationships =  We will be discussing such things as biotic and abiotic factors, habitat and niche, the symbiotic relationships, and differences between autotrophs and heterotrophs. Look below for links to various websites to help you study these concepts. media type="custom" key="10374792"  For the vocabulary terms for this chapter, take this link to practice on Quizlet: [] 

CYCLES OF NATURE VOCAB PRACTICE Biology] Cycles of Nature

 

 Here are the PowerPoint notes for the chapters in this Ecology unit: Chapter 2: 

Cycles of Nature PowerPoint notes:



Cycles of Nature Among other things, we will study certain cycles of nature- the water cycle, carbon cycle, the [|nitrogen cycl]e, the oxygen and the phosphorus cycles. Check these websites out to help us in our study of these sometimes difficult concepts.

These websites have information for all of the cycles: [] []

This website has information on the carbon and nitrogen cycles: []

This website includes all but the phosphorus cycle: []

Composting ​ Ready to teach your class about composting, the reasons for composting, what to compost and what to leave out? Are you up to the challenge of teaching an elementary class about this topic? Well, ready or not, here it comes! The teaching dates will be Wednesday, November 4th and Thursday, November 5th. Check out the composting page for pictures of the posters produced and the groups teaching the classes.

= Chapter 3 Biomes = We are going to learn about the types of biomes we have on the earth. The earth is filled with amazing beauty in its flora and fauna and the exciting and incredible vistas that were created for us to enjoy! Let's see what we can learn from our study of chapter 3. See if you can find the biome you are living in. = Here is a link to follow for the Chapter 3 vocab words: = []

Biomes layered curriculum Nov/Dec 2013
Proceed to this website to get the notes for the 6 biomes. You must include precipitation amounts, temperature ranges, location of biomes in world, 2-3 types of animals and reasons for the adaptations they have that enable them to survive in the biome, and 2-3 plants of the biome and the adaptations they have. http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html

If you are watching the videos, then you need to follow this link to take notes off of this video of the biomes. http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com/?cdPasscode=T42F0-485F

Biomes survey 

Part of our study in ecology is to identify biomes based on environmental factors and native organisms. We are going to do a postcard project to help us identify the characteristics of 6 major biomes based on their rainfall and temperature information and the plants and animals associated with these regions.Follow the BIOMES link to get the information for the project and to take you to websites that will be helpful for this activity.