1. Wednesday February.6th
Pass in your parent/guardian information sheet (place it in the YELLOW folder on my desk)
Pass in your introductory letter (place it in the YELLOW folder on my desk)
Finish defining the terms
PowerPoint – Ecology Intro.
Crossword on Ecology
Begin PowerPoint on Food Chains & Webs (if time permits)

2. Ecology Intro
Science 10
Ms. Lowrie

3. Ecology
Definition:
The study of the interactions among living organisms and their environment

4. Group Task Organize ALL terms in envelope into two categories
Create a t-chart
Record one category into each side
Record 1 list here -
- Record other list here

5. Category Titles Give appropriate titles for chart categories Living
= biotic
Nonliving
= abiotic
???
- consumer
- omnivore …
- air
- oxygen
- nutrients

6. Category Titles Give appropriate titles for chart categories Living
= biotic
Nonliving
= abiotic
Biotic
factors
Abiotic
- consumer
- omnivore …
- air
- oxygen
- nutrients

7. Textbook Task
Define & give at least one example for each of the following:
Abiotic factor
Biotic factor
Carnivore
Consumer/ Heterotroph
Decomposer
Detritivore
Herbivore
Producer/Autotroph
Omnivore
Scavenger

8. Defintions Abiotic factor: Biotic factor
Non-living things in an ecosystem
E.g. water, soil, oxygen, light, etc.
Biotic factor
Living things in an ecosystem
E.g. animals, plants, fungi, microorganisms, etc.

9. Definitions Carnivore Consumer / Heterotroph
Animals that consume only meat
E.g. wolf, tuna, lion, fox, etc.
Consumer / Heterotroph
Organisms that must eat to obtain energy
E.g. animals

10. Definitions Decomposer Detritivore
Release enzymes to break down dead plant/ animals to return nutrients to the ecosystem
E.g. fungi, bacteria, etc.
Detritivore
Feed on dead plant/animal matter to return essential nutrients to the ecosystem
E.g. crabs, worms, some insects, etc.

11. Definitions Herbivore Producer / Autotroph
Animals that consume only plants
E.g. cows, deer, rabbits, moose, etc.
Producer / Autotroph
Organisms that must produce their own energy
E.g. plants

12. Definitions Omnivore Scavenger
Animals that consume both plants and animals
E.g. chicken, bear, skunks, birds, etc.
Scavenger
Animals that consume carrion (dead animal meat)
E.g. vultures, eagles, crows, hyenas, etc.