1. Ecology Biomes and Levels of Organization PO 1: Identify the relationships among organisms within populations, communities, ecosystems and biomes. SWBAT- Compare and contrast the levels of organization in an environment.

2. Ecology- Biosphere- Biome- Ecosystem- Community- Habitat- Niche- Biodiversity- Species- Speciation- Population- Individual- Ecology Vocabulary Page 19

3. Directions for Cornell Notes The orange question goes on the left side of your notes. Vocabulary and definitions marked in green go on the right side of your notes. Answer the summary questions at the end.

4. How do living things in the environment interact? Essential Question

5. Ecology- relationships of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings

6. Biosphere - All of the parts of our world. Land, air and water

7. Biomes - Regions of the world with similar climate (weather, temperature) animals and plants.

8. Ecosystem - Community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

9. Habitat - The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

10. Community - a collection of organisms, that are in the same area or habitat, that interact to varying degrees.

11. Niche - What does it eat and what does it do?

12. Biodiversity - The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

13. Speciation - Forming new and distinct species during evolution

14. Species - Similar organisms that are capable of mating

15. Population - Organisms of the same species that live in a particular geographical area.

16. Individual -Just one, lonely dude. A single organism

17. Mark your notes 1. Highlight vocab terms 2. Add Qs on the left side boxes 3. Answer summary Qs at the bottom of the page 4. do page 19 use p. 64 in book for help

18. Answers to summary Qs 1. Air, land, water (and all living things) 2. individual, population, species, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere 3. YES- pithuahuas 4. Eats nectar and pollinates flowers