1. 17.3 Analyze the relationships among various organisms and their environment. 1

2. 2 Ag Science in our Environment Monday 9/16, 2013 Objective - Big Question I will be able to:  Define ecology. Language Objective Students will read through their notes and create a foldable to help them understand the levels of organization in an ecosystem. Bell work Bell work: What is ecology? 21 st Century Relevance Students will understand the relationship all organisms have with one another. # of Days2 days (Day 1) Vocabulary Core Concepts Ecology Biosphere Ecosystem Community Population Organism

3. What Is Ecology? Interactions among organisms and the biotic & abiotic factors in the environment Biotic – Living Abiotic – Non-Living Do those interactions include humans? 3

4. Levels of Organization Biosphere- the Earth and the atmosphere 4

5. Levels of Organization Biomes – geographic locations with similar ________, Ex: Forest, Tundra, Desert, Grasslands & Aquatic (Ocean) 5

6. Levels of Organization Ecosystem-all organisms and nonliving environment found in a particular place Ex. Coral Reef 6

7. Levels of Organization Community-all living organisms that interact in an area Ex. Coral, sea anemones, fish, sharks 7

8. Levels of Organization Population- includes all the members of a single species Ex. Clownfish 8

9. Levels of Organization Individual – simplest level of organization Ex. Nemo 9

10. Organizational Levels Biosphere Ecosystem Community Population Organism/ Individual 10

11. Organizational Levels Activity On one side of a blank sheet of paper illustrate and label the concept of Biosphere 11 Biosphere Your illustration here

12. Organizational Levels Activity Fold the paper in half so that your illustration is on the inside. 12 Biosphere

13. On one side of your paper illustrate and label the concept of Ecosystem. 13 Ecosystem Organizational Levels Activity

14. Organizational OrgLevels Activity Fold the paper in half so that the illustration of ecosystem is on the inside. 14 Ecosystem

15. Organizational Levels Activity On one side of the folded piece, illustrate and label the concept of Community. 15 Community

16. Organizational Levels Activity Fold the paper in half so that the illustration of community is on the inside. 16 Community

17. Organizational Levels Activity On one side of your folded piece illustrate and label the concept of Population. 17 Population

18. Organizational Levels Activity Fold the paper in half so that Population is on the inside. 18 Population

19. Organizational Levels Activity On one side of the folded sheet illustrate and label the concept of Organism or Individual. 19 Individual/Organism

20. 5 Organizational Levels