1. ECOSYSTEMS -2

2. BIOMES

3. BIOMES

4. BIOMES

5. BIOMES Habitat – a place where organisms live (biome)
Population – the total living organisms of a
species that exist in the same
place at the same time
Community – the place where plants and
animals live together
Ecology – the science that studies how plants
and animals interact with one
another and with their environment
Niche- where an animals lives, what it eats, and
what it gives back to the ecosystem

6. Populations & Ecosystems

7. Populations & Ecosystems

8. Populations & Ecosystems

9. AQUATIC BIOMES

10. BIOMES Ecosystem – the given area that supports
interactions of different organisms
Estuary- a partially enclosed body of water where
seawater and fresh water meet and mix
Salt marsh- occur in places where the land meets
the sea (coastal areas)
Ocean – cover ¾ of the earth/Complex food
chains/Home to the smallest organisms
and the largest
Pond – a body of water shallow enough to allow
plant roots to reach the bottom
Lake – too deep to support plants roots except
near the shore

11. LOOKING AROUND…

12. THE ROLES OF PLANTS & ANIMALS