Ecology Part 2 Ecosystems

Factors that affect the Biodiversity of an Ecosystem Weather and Climate Biotic and Abiotic Factors Community Interactions Brainpop—Ecosystems!

Weather and Climate Weather= Day to day condition of Earth’s atmosphere Climate= Average conditions of temperature and precipitation of an area Quickwrite How do you think climate affects an ecosystem??

Biotic and Abiotic Factors Biotic Factors—the living components of an ecosystem Abiotic Factors—the physical or nonliving components Climate, temperature, humidity, wind, soil, sunlight, etc Ecosystem Video Clip –Biotic/Abiotic Chart Ecosystem Video Clip Quickwrite—how do Biotic Factors affect life in an ecosystem? Quickwrite—how do Abiotic Factors affect life in an ecosystem?

Community Interactions Competition Organisms compete for the same resource within an ecosystem Predation One organism captures and feeds on another organism Symbiosis Two species live closely together (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism)

INTERACTIVE Competition! 1.Was it easier to catch the insects when you were competing with the other lizards or when you had your own food source? 2.When did you catch the most insects? The least? Why? 3.How does competition affect the ecosystem?

Predator Prey Lab

Major Biomes/Ecosystems Use pages Create a poster for 1 Biome, include the following: Abiotic factors Plants Wildlife Geographic Areas on Earth Fun Facts