2. Tuesday 3/24/2014 WELCOME BACK EVERYONE!!! TODAY IS A 1-6 DAY AGENDA: Review of Classroom rules and policies Activity: Work on Notebook Cover Homework/Class Assignments!! New Quarter 4 Notebook with cover due Friday 3/28/2014 for 50 Points FINAL EXAM IN MAY WILL COVER: – Layers of the Atmosphere – Biogeochemical Cycles – Severe Weather – Ecology Announcements:

3. Last notebook cover page!! 1.In search task bar: Quarter 4 2.Update Status bar: first and last name, include class period 3.5 personal learning goals for the Quarter 4.5 steps you will take to accomplish these goals 5.Write two facts about ecology or biology you know 6.Clubs or hobbies you are a part of or interested in 7.How do you get information and work you missed when absent? 8.My office hours and tutoring 9.Add a border around page that incorporates pictures involving ecology or biology 10.In profile picture area, what grade you hope to achieve this quarter and why you want that grade

4. Wednesday/Thursday 3/26-3/27 WELCOME BACK EVERYONE!!! TODAY IS A 1-6 DAY Agenda: Review of Severe Weather Notes: Ecology Unit Activity: Reading Assignment due Today Homework/Class Assignments!! New Quarter 4 Notebook with cover due Friday 3/28/2014 for 50 Points Biodiversity Reading Assignment due Today for 50 Points Announcements:

5. What is Ecology ? Ecology – – “eco” – Greek for “house” – “ology” – “the study of” The scientific study of the interactions and relationships between living organisms (plants, animal, humans) and their environments

6. ECOLOGY Energy Transfer/Flow Types of Organisms Ecology of Organisms Population

7.  BIOSPHERE= the thin volume of Earth and its atmosphere that support life.

8.  ECOSYSTEMS- includes all of the organisms and the non-living environmental components found in a particular place.

9.  COMMUNITIES- includes all the interacting organisms living in an area.

10.  POPULATIONS- includes all the members of a species that live in one place at one time.

11.  ORGANISMS- simplest level= individual

12. If you were referring to koalas living in the same area, you are talking about the….

13. And the answer is…. Population

14. If you were talking about the frogs, fish, and snails in the same area, you would be referring to the…

15. And the answer is… Community

16. Friday 3/28/2014 HAPPY FRIDAY!!! AGENDA: Review Biogeochemical Cycles Activity: Review Mind Map on Cycles Homework/Class Assignments!! New Quarter 4 Notebook with cover due TODAY 3/28/2014 for 50 Points Cycles Mind Map Due Monday 3/31/2014 for 40Points Announcements:

17. Bio geo chemical Cycles Energy does NOT get recycled through an ecosystem, but chemicals (nutrients) do! Water and minerals, such as carbon (C), nitrogen (N), calcium (Ca), and phosphorus (P), are recycled and reused by plants, animals and humans. Nutrients are recycled through living and dead animals (and humans), the atmosphere, the oceans, and rocks. ANSWER: Biogeochemical Cycles “Bio” – Life “Geo” – Earth “Chemical” – Chemical Cycle – a periodically repeated sequence of events QUESTION: How does our planet, as a whole, work to recycle its resources and provide life?

18. The 4 Main Bio geo chemical Cycles Carbon Cycle - Photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Water Cycle - Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation and Collection Nitrogen Cycle - death and waste; nitrogen- fixing bacteria; reintroduced to soil for plants; plants feed animals

19. Cycles Mind Map Review Using what you know about Biogeochemical Cycles, please construct the following Mind Map Main Heading: Biogeochemical Cycles 1.Please include the definition and what each prefix means Sub Heading #1: Water Cycle 1.Please include 10 facts Sub Heading #2: Nitrogen Cycle 1.Please include 10 facts Sub Heading 3#: Carbon Cycle 1.Please include 10 facts In two paragraphs, discuss how the 3 Biogeochemical Cycles and Ecology relate to each other and answer the following questions: How does the recycling of nutrients and chemicals support life in ecosystems? What are three possible reasons organisms would not survive without nutrients from the biogeochemical cycles? What source of energy supports the functioning of the cycles and how does it relate to ecology?